NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Not one, but two respiratory illnesses are making their way through Tennessee. Whooping cough and walking pneumonia. The number of pertussis cases...
Pneumonia cases are on the rise among Piedmont Triad public school children, and one parent said her son's symptoms are proof that everyone should take them...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Hospitals are reporting a spike in pediatric pneumonia cases. Doctors are treating children ages 2 to 4 with a particular strain of...
School-aged children, teens, and young adults are usually more likely to have what is called “walking pneumonia.” It is caused by the following mycoplasma pneumonia (pneumococcus),...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) currently recommends pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) for all adults age 50...
Valley fever, which is often asymptomatic, is on the rise in the Western U.S. and some experts say may be due to drought caused by climate...
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