Segmented filamentous bacteria in the gut protected mice from lethal bacterial pneumonia after influenza by reprogramming ...

Here's what you need to know about this season's H3N2 flu symptoms, treatment, when to go to the hospital and whether to get ...

On June 17, Merck received FDA approval for a vaccine designed to protect adults from pneumococcus, a type of bacteria that can cause serious disease, including pneumonia. The conjugate vaccine, ...

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.

Pneumonia is an infection that affects one or both lungs. The disease can range from mild to severe and can be fatal. It is typically ...

It’s common for people over 60 to have pneumonia-causing bacteria, and contact with preschool and young children seems to be an important factor linked to the transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

Children in Guatemala who received a common vaccine that helps prevent pneumonia were less likely to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a new study led by Washington State University ...

Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness are often up and about—and inadvertently spreading germs. As the disease ...