December 2, 2023: An outbreak of a new bacterial pneumonia, White Lung Syndrome, is spreading globally. The illness primarily affects children between the ages of three and eight years old.

White Lung Syndrome is a type of pneumonia that leads to inflammation of the lungs. The illness affected most of the children in China, Denmark, the United States, and the Netherlands.

As per sources, the symptoms of this disease involve fever, cough and fatigue. In some cases, one can also experience shortness of breath and phlegm, a specific type of mucus that originates in the lungs and throat.