walking pneumonia
noun
: a usually mild pneumonia caused by a mycoplasma (Mycoplasma pneumoniae) and characterized by malaise, cough, and often fever
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There's also an unusual increase in what's commonly referred to as walking pneumonia, a type of atypical pneumonia, in young kids in particular.
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Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
Mycoplasma pneumoniae most commonly causes walking pneumonia in people younger than 40.14
Legionella pneumophila cause illness in older adults, people with smoke, and those with weak immune systems.
—Korin Miller, Health, 6 Aug. 2023
Kathryn Vaughn, an art teacher in Covington, Tenn., works at a rural elementary school that’s so understaffed that she’s kept teaching — with a mask — even with RSV and walking pneumonia.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
What’s the difference between pneumonia and walking pneumonia?
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
She was admitted to Northeast Baptist Hospital with walking pneumonia and placed on a ventilator for a week.
—Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2022
As a teenager, Hiles had developed walking pneumonia that stayed with her for years.
—Your Fat Friend, SELF, 21 Dec. 2020
The lefthander is dealing with a case of the flu that morphed into walking pneumonia.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2020
Marsh is dealing with walking pneumonia, which forced him out of the all-star game.
—Benjamin Wolk, ajc, 13 Dec. 2017
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Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
Mycoplasma pneumoniae most commonly causes walking pneumonia in people younger than 40.14
Legionella pneumophila cause illness in older adults, people with smoke, and those with weak immune systems.
—Korin Miller, Health, 6 Aug. 2023
Kathryn Vaughn, an art teacher in Covington, Tenn., works at a rural elementary school that’s so understaffed that she’s kept teaching — with a mask — even with RSV and walking pneumonia.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
What’s the difference between pneumonia and walking pneumonia?
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
She was admitted to Northeast Baptist Hospital with walking pneumonia and placed on a ventilator for a week.
—Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2022
As a teenager, Hiles had developed walking pneumonia that stayed with her for years.
—Your Fat Friend, SELF, 21 Dec. 2020
The lefthander is dealing with a case of the flu that morphed into walking pneumonia.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2020
Marsh is dealing with walking pneumonia, which forced him out of the all-star game.
—Benjamin Wolk, ajc, 13 Dec. 2017
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“Walking pneumonia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walking%20pneumonia. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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