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Tuesday

Mycoplasma pneumonia causes upper respiratory symptoms, including a lingering cough. It can also cause red eyes or rashes.

Mycoplasma pneumonia causes upper respiratory symptoms, including a lingering cough. It can also cause red eyes or rashes. Catherine McQueen/Getty Images hide caption

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Walking pneumonia is spiking, especially in kids. Here's what to know

If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of walking pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.

Walking Pneumonia cases on the rise in kids

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Thursday

This electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention depicts two, round-shaped, Gram-positive, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria.

This electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows two, round-shaped, Gram-positive, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. AP/CDC hide caption

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The CDC now recommends that people 50 and older get vaccinated against pneumonia

The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older people are at higher risk of pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and menningitis.

Tuesday

We Still Don't Fully Understand The Label 'Asymptomatic'

A CT scan of the chest of a 66-year-old male reveals patchy rounded hazy spots throughout the lungs. He had tested positive for the coronavirus and experienced shortness of breath. Steven Needell/Science Source hide caption

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We Still Don't Fully Understand The Label 'Asymptomatic'

A new study reveals that even patients who are reportedly asymptomatic — no fever, cough, fatigue or breathing issues — could sustain temporary lung damage from the novel coronavirus.