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November
2024
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Kansas City Star: Walking pneumonia is spreading in Kansas City among kids and teens

By Natalie Wallington

Walking pneumonia surged in Kansas City this fall — and the spike isn’t over yet. 

This disease is an informal name for a more mild form of pneumonia. The illness causes cold-like symptoms and most often infects school-age children and teenagers, although babies and toddlers have seen growing rates of infection nationwide over the past few months. 

“We are continuing to see an uptick in Mycoplasma infections, which is one of the more common bacteria that cause walking pneumonia,” said Dr. Jennifer Schuster, an infectious diseases physician at Children’s Mercy, via email. 

“We are seeing it both in the hospital and hearing from our community pediatricians that there continue to be more cases.”

 

Read the full story via The Kansas City Star

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