Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and walking pneumonia, while sharing some common symptoms like cough and fever, have distinct characteristics. RSV, a viral infection prevalent in children, often resolves independently with rest and fluids.

Children’s hospitals in North Texas are filling up with patients experiencing respiratory illnesses. Many are overwhelmed in their labs and emergency rooms.

The other respiratory infection experts are watching closely is atypical (walking) pneumonia. Dr. Michel Hirsh, Worcester’s medical director and the chief pediatric surgeon at UMass Memorial Health, said he was told by Dr. Jean-Marc Gauguet, a diagnostic radiologist at UMass Memorial, that X-rays show a lot of kids with walking pneumonia.

There is an unprecedented spike in walking pneumonia cases at hospitals and urgent care centers around the DMV.

The University of Massachusetts announced that 28 ambulance cases on Saturday were potentially linked to the trend. Calling it a "public health malpractice" Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said the state will urge localities to stop fluoridating drinking water.

If you've been hearing about walking pneumonia this fall more than you might have in years past, or possibly ever, there's a reason for that. The bacterial infection's numbers have been rising in Ohio and nationally since the late spring and early summer months,

Doctors in Maine and around the country say they're seeing a rise in "walking pneumonia" cases, especially in young children.

In October, the CDC wrote that since late spring, the number of infections caused by walking pneumonia has been increasing, especially among young children.