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How long is walking pneumonia contagious after starting antibiotics
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Einanswered
Infectious Disease 50 years experience
See below: Walking pneumonia is a lay term for a case of pneumonia that is relatively mild. The patient is not bed ridden and is able to walk around.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Walking pneumonia: This is not a good medical term and is used to describe patients with pulmonary parenchymal infections that do not require hospitalization. It can be... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nestor Del rosarioanswered
Addiction Medicine 36 years experience
Always with caution: Walking pneumonia was used as a term, i believe , for mycoplasma infection. The idea of treatment is usually 5 days they're ok or 48 hours of antibiot... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Depietroanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 37 years experience
Less severe: "walking pneumonia" just refers to a pneumonia in which patients have relatively milder symptoms.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerald Mandellanswered
Nuclear Medicine 54 years experience
Not really: The organism mycoplasma is not sensitive to amoxicillin.These organisms are resistant to the effects of penicillins and other beta-lactam antibiotics,... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Majzunanswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 16 years experience
Maybe: "walking pneumonia" typically refers to pneumonia that results in mild symptoms - hence the ability to "walk" rather than be in bed. These can be cau... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Paxton Danielanswered
Radiology 34 years experience
Pneumonia: Is shown on a chest x-ray as an area of "whiteness" in an area that would otherwise show normal "black" lung aeration. It could appear gray as well (j... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brian Bezackanswered
Pediatrics - Pulmonology 20 years experience
Varies: In general, a 7-10 day course should be sufficient for a bacterial pneumonia. This can vary and may be longer depending on the severity of the disease... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
2-4 weeks: depending on the severity of the infection and if you are a smoker.
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556 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Yes it is contagious: Most Pneumonias are caused by viral or Bacterial infection in the lungs.When a person with pneumonia coughs it can cause infection to people around th... Read More
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871 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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