United States: Doctors all over the country are seeing more cases of mycoplasma pneumonia which mainly a type of lung infection that’s different from the usual pneumonia. It’s actually called “atypical pneumonia” because it’s caused by a bacterium that doesn’t normally cause this pneumonia. In Saint Joseph, teenagers with this infection are having to stay in the hospital longer than usual for treatment.
And so, it is more common in that age group, and what we are seeing is that number seems to be a lot higher than it has in years past, and that is other physicians’ experience across the nation as well. Dr. Karen Davis, Pediatric Hospitalist at Saint Joseph Hospital in Mishawaka said.
Some of what is considered odd is how serious the symptoms are in adolescents.
‘Oh therefore, I am definitely seeing a lot more here in the hospital.’ Children develop pneumoniae, but most of them especially in that age bracket, are not admitted in the hospital. Therefore, this year has been different in the sense that I have had quite a number of kids that come in for oxygen or they are just much more seriously ill.” Davis said.
As reported by the wsbt.com, mycoplasma is bacterial infection that leads to inflammation in the lungs which creates signals in the body saying that there is an object that is unwelcome in the body.
Yeast has to be treated with a particular kind of antibiotic known as Mycoplasma. It does not appear to have the normal behavior of the normal antibiotics that are given to children. So children usually receive amoxicillin or the pink thing which, in their opinion, resembles bubble gum.
But you got mycoplasma requires what is called a macrolide a type of antibiotic that’s in the category of macrolide. According to Saint Joe County Health Officer Dr. Michelle Migliore said.
The common signs that people with UK suffer from include wheezing, coughing, a sour throat, and soar chest. If you are suffering from symptoms that you usually treat with fever particularly if the symptoms persist it is advisable that you visit the doctor.
“If you’re not improving, if you’re declining, gosh darn it, you should call your doctor.” Migliore said.