Mycoplasma pneumonia infection can be transmitted

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection can cause small-scale infection. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the smallest microorganism between bacteria and viruses that can live independently. It is mainly transmitted through the respiratory tract. Healthy people are infected by inhaling nasal and oral secretions emitted by patients coughing and sneezing, resulting in sporadic infections or small epidemics. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pathogenicity may be related to allergic reactions to pathogens or their metabolites. Its main clinical manifestations are fatigue, sore throat, headache, cough, fever, loss of appetite, diarrhea, cough for paroxysmal irritating cough, fever can last for two to three weeks. Early use of appropriate antibiotics, can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course. The disease is self-limiting, most cases can be self-healing without treatment, macrocyclic lipid antibiotics are the first choice.