Walking Pneumonia Rises In Kansas City

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"Doctors at a Kansas City hospital say one illness is more prevalent than others right now. It’s called mycoplasma pneumonia, better known as walking pneumonia.

"Walking pneumonia is a milder form of pneumonia, meaning you can go about your daily routine and not realize you have it. Unlike other illnesses, symptoms start out mild in the first week before getting progressively worse; they include a cough, sore throat, headache, and/or fever.

"In October, the CDC wrote that since late spring, the number of infections caused by walking pneumonia has been increasing, especially among young children. In fact, the CDC is seeing more cases nationally than it has since the pandemic began in early 2020."

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Doctors see a rise in walking pneumonia cases among Kansas City kids

The change in weather means more people are getting sick. That's common this time of year with the flu, COVID-19, and RSV going around.