Walking pneumonia cases in kids on the rise. What are the symptoms?

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Walking pneumonia cases in kids on the rise. What are the symptoms?

Walking pneumonia, or Mycoplasma pneumonia, infections among children are on the rise in the Des Moines area.

The uptick follows trends reported by the Center for Disease Control Prevention in mid-October. Over the last six months, there has been an increasing number of patients with Mycoplasma pneumonia diagnosis. This is typically associated with “walking pneumonia,” or acute bronchitis, according to USA TODAY.

The percentage of children ages 2-4 diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumonia grew from 1% to 7.2% between March 31 and Oct. 5, according to the CDC. Children ages 5-17 years old saw an increase from 3.6% to 7.4% in the same time frame.

Walking pneumonia cases up at Des Moines’ MercyOne and Blank Children’s Hospital

MercyOne and Blank Children’s Hospital have both seen an increase in Mycoplasma pneumonia pediatric cases.


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