The bacterial infection has more than tripled since late spring, health experts warn.
Health experts are urging voters to take precautions at the polls amid a surge in cases of so-called 'walking pneumonia.'Test positivity for the bacterial infection has more than tripled since late spring, with a particularly sharp rise among young children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. But why is election day such a cause for concern?'We're all touching the same little pens and touch screens when we vote,' Dr.
After a prolonged period of low incidence rates following the emergence of COVID-19, M. pneumoniae cases are now on the rise. Since late spring, test positivity for M. pneumoniae has increased from 0.7 percent to 3.3 percent across all age groups.The disease can take one to four weeks for symptoms to appear after exposure to M. pneumoniae, and they can last for several weeks.
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