Infection cases are at pre-COVID lows as virus season begins but walking pneumonia is new concern

Cases hit pre-COVID lows as virus season begins Respiratory virus season in the U.S. has so far proven to be quieter than the previous several seasons. Tina Reed Axios

The U.S. may be heading into Thanksgiving with respiratory disease levels at lows not seen since before the pandemic, and with few immediate signs of another tripledemic.

Instead of seasonal flu, COVID-19 or RSV, the big public health concern at the moment is walking pneumonia — a bacterial infection of the lungs that's hitting kids and adults at levels not seen in years. ..

But experts warn it's still possible we'll get a new wave of illness when holiday gatherings and colder weather send more people indoors.

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