walking pneumonia?

Question

my 4 year old came back from his dad's last night with a nasty cough. he was really tired but said nothing else was bothering him besides the hacking cough. he was quiet all night and seemed to sleep well. he's hacking again this morning and is about to go to the dr's at 2. my ex mother in law called and said several kids in their town have this and it turned into walking pneumonia! i dont want my son having that plus i have a 2 week old baby at home so now im really worried!!!! does anyone know the symptoms of this? help!

from what i understand they refer to it as "walking" since it's not as severe as standard pneumonia....

Answer 1

Symptoms are often mistaken for a mild head cold or upper respiratory tract infection. Symptoms include fever, weakness, runny nose and sore throat. The cold symptoms, nasal stuffiness and runny nose, give way to a moist, non-productive cough once the infection moves lower down in the airways. The cough persists for a few weeks and, unless treated, progresses to a dry, hacking cough that is often worse at night, hence the tendency to spread to someone sharing a bedroom.

Answer 2

never heard of it, you dont walk when you have pneumonia