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As "walking pneumonia" spreads, ER visits surge for sick babies

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Babies with Mycoplasma pneumoniae on track to surpass rates for school-age kids.

CDC data shows 7.6% of emergency room cases for babies 0-1 years old and children ages 5-17 years old resulted in diagnoses.

CDC officials had said that this year 's wave could be heralding a return to waves of cases prior to the pandemic.

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94

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97

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60

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semi-formal

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English

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57

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