About Mycoplasma Pneumonia
- It’s a type of bacteria but acts more like a virus and spreads faster from person to person.
- It infiltrates both sides of the lungs, increasing cough and breathing difficulties. It damages the lining of the respiratory system (throat, lungs, windpipe).
- Symptoms
- It is not that rapidly infectious as a virus but it can affect our throat and our nasal cavities and descend to the lungs very quickly, causing pneumonia.
- Signs include the breakup of red blood cells, a skin rash and joint pain.
- Children may report a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, watery eyes, wheezing, vomitting and diarrhoea.
- Who is at risk?
- The bacteria can cause pneumonia in any age group, especially in children, elderly or those with weakened lungs.
- Vulnerable groups, who already have respiratory issues, are prone to developing this infection in a severe form.
- Treatment: There are multiple antibiotics which effectively cure this infection.
Q1) What is Bacteria?
These are any of a group of microscopic single-celled organisms that live in enormous numbers in almost every environment on Earth, from deep-sea vents to deep below Earth’s surface to the digestive tracts of humans.Bacteria lack a membrane-bound nucleus and other internal structures and are therefore ranked among the unicellular life-forms called prokaryotes.
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