The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in October that both RSV and walking pneumonia — a mild but very contagious illness — are on the rise, especially among very young kids. (Getty ...

Experts reveal the signs that you're no longer at risk of spreading illnesses like COVID, flu and strep throat to others.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently warned that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and mycoplasma pneumonia, or “walking pneumonia,” are on the rise among very young children.

For the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th, pneumonia was a leading cause of death that killed hundreds of thousands of people. Sir William Osler – usually considered the ...

Cases of so-called "walking pneumonia" are spiking across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has alerted. The highly contagious infection has primarily affected young ...

With fall here and winter in sight, it’s slowly getting more chilly. You know what that means—more illnesses getting passed around bacteria and viruses have started to pass from person to person. That ...

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by a number of different organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It happens when your immune system isn't able to prevent these organisms ...

Unlike people with typical pneumonia, who may become severely ill, people with walking pneumonia can avoid hospitalization but may have to modify their daily routines and are likely to have some ...

We had our cold snap and it seemed like everyone was sneezing and coughing last week. And more cool weather is on the way. So should you be concerned about flu, RSV, a cold, or COVID-19? Well, yes, ...