Children who have coughs that go on for weeks may have a type of walking pneumonia that’s been surging in the U.S. this year, and they may need a different antibiotic regimen to treat it, infectious ...

Pneumonia occurs in four stages: congestion, red hepatization, grey hepatization, and resolution. While congestion often has flu-like symptoms, the hepatization stages include worsening breathing ...

Pneumonia coughs are usually deeper and louder than regular coughs. A pneumonia cough often brings up mucus, which can be ...