CDC Alert: "Walking Pneumonia" Spikes After Thanksgiving

CDC Alert: "Walking Pneumonia" Spikes After Thanksgiving

⚠️ PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY: PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY CDC Alert: "Walking Pneumonia" Spikes After Thanksgiving – Symptoms to Watch Emergency rooms are seeing a 30% jump in pediatric visits this Monday morning. Here is how to tell if your child's "bad cold" is actually something more serious. ATLANTA | December 1, 2025 | By USA 360 The holiday reunion may have come with an unwanted guest. Just days after millions of Americans gathered indoors for Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a preliminary advisory regarding a sudden spike in post thanksgiving sickness virus outbreak reports across the Midwest and Northeast. While flu and RSV levels remain consistent with seasonal norms, pediatricians are flagging a sharp increase in Mycoplasma pneumoniae , commonly known as "Walking Pneumonia." Unlike the flu, which hits hard and fast, this respiratory infection is deceptive—often looking like a mild cold until it isn'…