In 2024, cases of walking pneumonia have been surging, especially among children. While walking pneumonia is usually a milder form of pneumonia, for parents it can be just as scary.
I highlighted the nationwide surge in cases a couple of weeks ago.
Report from late October: Walking Pneumonia cases are rising in Michigan
Walking Pneumonia cases are rising in Michigan
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And Gibraltar resident Anne Hahn says that our report helped her catch walking pneumonia in her daughter.
Anne Hahn 
Anne Hahn This is Anne, her husband and their nine-year-old daughter, Emma.
Anne Hahn “She’s hilarious,” Anne said of her daughter. “World’s biggest Swifty, into unicorns.”
But earlier this month the normally upbeat 4th grader who was fighting what appeared to be a cold with a persistent cough. The family tried over the counter medication, Emma’s nebulizer, but nothing worked. Then Emma started to complain of pain.