CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina are reporting an uptick in walking pneumonia cases.
Walking pneumonia, a mild version of pneumonia, is a slow-developing lung infection that causes cold-like symptoms but often allows people to continue their daily activities despite generally feeling unwell.
Dr. Ian Kane is a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital and said the number of positive tests has increased from the usual 1% to 5% in recent months…