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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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.
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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
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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