Every year, pneumonia silently claims more young lives than any other infection — yet many mistake its early signs for a ...

Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.

When someone has whooping cough, the sound can be unmistakable: A deep, gasping "whoop" as they struggle to catch their breath between fits of coughing. Now, this once-rare illness, also known as ...

Winter is here, and so are the array of respiratory illnesses. During this season, people tend to catch colds and coughs more ...

The number of confirmed cases of pertussis in Wisconsin this year is already 10 times higher than the total number of cases in 2023, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. In 2023, ...

It can be tricky to determine whether your symptoms are actually the result of a common cold, bronchitis, or another type of infection. How do you know whether your cough and runny nose are signs of a ...