Remember, pneumonia is a bacterial disease and not viral. It is not contagious so you can't catch it from someone else who has it.
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Experts are worried after an alarming number of pneumonia cases have been detected in Sweden and Switzerland, especially as it follows a similar surge in cases in China.
Denmark and the U.S. have also recently reported an increase in cases of a similar respiratory infection in children.
A recent study revealed that at least 145 individuals in Sweden were infected by mycoplasma pneumonia from April through September. The same report revealed that Switzerland had reported 132 cases while Singapore had seen 172.
Meanwhile, Ohio has reported a pediatric outbreak of pneumonia, including several cases of mycoplasma pneumonia, a mild version of the disease.
On Nov. 30, the Warren County Health District announced that it has seen an unusually high number of pediatric pneumonia cases -- a total of 145 -- since August. The average patient age is around eight years old and the most common symptoms are cough, fatigue and fever....<<<Read More>>>...