Walking pneumonia got its name because even as these children are discovered to have pneumonia, most of their other symptoms, including their fever, have gone away, so they are often 'walking around' with pneumonia.
By Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com
Updated March 21, 2007
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Walking pneumonia got its name because even as these children are discovered to have pneumonia, most of their other symptoms, including their fever, have gone away, so they are often 'walking around' with pneumonia.
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