Your browser is ancient! Upgrade to a different browser or install Google Chrome Frame to experience this site ‘Tis the season… for respiratory illnesses and sick kids. It’s never fun when our little ones are sick, especially as we approach the holiday season. And there’s one type of infection that’s particularly been on the rise. It’s called ‘walking pneumonia’ and, according to the CDC, cases have steadily been rising since last spring.  The CDC is also reporting that while walking pneumonia has historically affected more school-aged children, cases are also on the rise in young children aged 2-4 hearing that there’s a surge in respiratory illness going around made me panic slightly I typically associate pneumonia with what can be a devastating illness for an older person to contract I have also seen several posts in my local Facebook mom groups about kids getting walking pneumonia so I wanted to get to the bottom of how worried I should be about the increasing infection rate But deep breath—the good news is that most kids won’t need medical attention to resolve walking pneumonia and that antibiotics can typically clear it up if they do need a doctor’s visit.  Read on to hear what Dr. Krupa Playforth, pediatrician and The Pediatrician Mom on Instagram, and Dr. Wassim M. Ballan Divisional Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and pediatrician at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and how to try to prevent walking pneumonia in your kids Editor’s Note: Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding the health of your child Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this article Krupa Playforth is a board-certified pediatrician and mother of three whose mission is to create a safe space with practical educational content for parents at The Pediatrician Mom is a pediatrician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases Ballan serves as the division chief of Infectious Diseases and also medical director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and associate director of the Infection Prevention Program A bacteria called mycoplasma is to blame for walking pneumonia While pneumonia generally refers to any infection that causes inflammation in the lungs mycoplasma causes a mild form of pneumonia which is how walking pneumonia gets its name They’re walking around with symptoms of pneumonia and that’s where the word walking pneumonia came from.” Unfortunately, walking pneumonia can spread quickly because people who are infected often aren’t super sick, which means they’re out and about and likely to pass the virus on to others. Like many other respiratory viruses (like COVID and RSV) it’s spread through airborne droplets like coughing or sneezing.  That means that often someone will walk around for a while spreading mycoplasma without realizing that they’re sick.  “It’s hard to distinguish [walking pneumonia] from any other run-of-the-mill viral cough, and patients may or may not have fever, which means they often continue to expose others they are in close contact with,” Dr. Playforth mentioned in a recent Instagram post “If you have a cough or other upper respiratory symptoms you don’t necessarily know exactly what the cause is—and at times we do see that people can get infected with both mycoplasma and a viral infection,” Dr Playforth says the most common scenario that tips her off that a kid might have walking pneumonia is if they’ve had a persistent hacking cough for weeks that just isn’t getting better Ballan stress that you should trust your gut and make an appointment with your doctor if you’re worried about any of your child’s symptoms “If a cough goes on longer than seven to 10 days without improvement or if it is associated with other symptoms like an ongoing fever or a fever that goes away and then comes back “Kids with asthma and other respiratory conditions are at higher risk for severe mycoplasma. It’s important to be especially thoughtful about having children with underlying respiratory issues checked if parents have concerns,” says Dr. Playforth. She also says that if your child has any red flags associated with their breathing your doctor can give your child a PCR nasal swab but it isn’t always great at catching whether mycoplasma is present if it has already traveled down to the lungs your doctor will diagnose whether your child has walking pneumonia based on an exam and how long they’ve had symptoms but occasionally they might use a chest x-ray to help diagnose Walking pneumonia can be treated with antibiotics if needed but the good news is that most kids won’t need to take them Playforth says that most kids start feeling better within a couple of days with antibiotics but does warn that their cough may still linger.  and while she mentioned that data is mixed on how effective they can be She also mentions that you’ll need to make sure you use sterile saline in the nebulizer and to talk to your doctor before using it.  “Whether someone has cold symptoms or pneumonia symptoms we always advise them to put a mask on if they have to be with other people,” Dr Ballan says about how to limit the spread of mycoplasma. “Washing hands basically breaks the transmission of a lot of the respiratory pathogens,” he adds Dr. Playforth notes that while it’s unclear how long someone with mycoplasma is contagious, they’re less likely to be contagious “about two weeks after the start of symptoms,” so as with anytime you think your child is sick trying to limit interaction with others can also help prevent it from spreading cases of walking pneumonia are on the rise But the good news is that for the vast majority of kids who get walking pneumonia Some will need antibiotics to treat the infection while an even smaller number will have serious complications and if you think they should be checked out but know that walking pneumonia generally won’t ruin the holidays Elliott is a mom of two little girls and is based in Raleigh She spends her days running a sales team and doing laundry and her nights writing about the things 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