Is mycoplasma infection contagious in adults?

Mycoplasma is a class of prokaryotic cell-type microorganisms that have no cell wall and can be cultured and propagated in a bacterial filter, and may cause diseases such as mycoplasma pneumonia and mycoplasma urethritis if infection occurs. If mycoplasma infection occurs in adults, whether it is transmitted depends mainly on the location of mycoplasma infection, such as the respiratory tract, urinary tract, and reproductive tract, whether there is colonization of pathogenic microorganisms, and the immune function of the host.

1. Respiratory tract: If it occurs in the respiratory tract, such as pharyngitis, tonsillitis, etc., it is transmitted through droplets, resulting in mycoplasma infection, which is generally contagious, and other groups of people may be infected after contacting patients;

2. Urinary tract: If it occurs in the urinary system, such as urethritis, it is generally not infectious, because this type of mycoplasma will not be transmitted through sexual contact. However, if the patient's urethral discharge contains a large amount of mycoplasma, it may contaminate underwear, underwear and other personal items, and other people may also be infected after contact;

3. Genital tract: If it occurs in the genital tract, such as endometritis, salpingitis, etc., if both husband and wife have mycoplasma infection at the same time, it may be transmitted to the other half through sexual life.

4. Others: If mycoplasma infection occurs on the skin, it may cause skin rash, itching and other symptoms, which is generally not infectious.

Because mycoplasma infection is an infectious disease, once mycoplasma infection occurs, patients need to seek medical treatment in time and take appropriate isolation measures to avoid infecting family members or other people. Patients also need to pay attention to the need to avoid sharing personal items such as towels and bath towels with others during treatment to avoid infecting others, and patients need to take their medications on time and in accordance with the amount in order to recover quickly.