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Respiratory Illness

Illustrative photo of a person with a lingering cough, a common early symptom of walking pneumonia.

Why Walking Pneumonia Surges Every Three to Seven Years

Walking pneumonia isn't a seasonal illness like the flu. CDC data show it moves in multi-year waves driven by fading population immunity — and the latest one hasn't fully cleared.

Health  · 6 Sep 2026, 09:30  · Sara Lindqvist