Walking Pneumonia cases in New Jersey. It is a mild case of pneumonia lung disease. The four stages are congestion, red hepatization, gray hepatization, and resolution.
The word Pneumonia came from the Greek words pneumon (“lung”) and -ia** (“disease”), meaning “lung disease”.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the bacterium that commonly causes this. It is not a virus – it is a bacterium. A bacterial Pneumonia.
Most common in children, especially those ages 5 to 15 years, it is called walking because you won’t feel to be at home or inside as you may be always outside.
Walking Pneumonia cases in New Jersey
Walking Pneumonia is just a nickname of bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Mayo Clinic Org said “with walking pneumonia, you may feel like you have a cold. But symptoms are usually mild, so you likely won’t need bed rest or a hospital stay. You may not feel the need to stay home from work or school. So, you may be out walking around. That’s how the illness got its name.”
Young children are becoming infected at a greater rate than in prior years. National hospital discharge data shows that the percentage of cases among children ages 2 to 4 increased from 1.0% to 7.2% from March 31 to Oct. 5. The percentage grew from 3.6% to 7.4% among children ages 5 to 17 years during the same time – federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As of this writing, cases are still being tracked in New Jersey.
TIPS AND WARNINGS:
- Wear mask in crowded places.
- Boost immune system to fight infections.
- There are different kinds of Pneumonia: bacterial, fungal, and viral. Walking Pneumonia is a bacterial kind.