What are the symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia in adults

Mycoplasma pneumonia is pneumonia caused by infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which was previously called primary atypical pneumonia. Most people with mycoplasma pneumonia have a mild disease that can be cured with proper treatment.

The vast majority of patients with mycoplasma pneumonia are concentrated in childhood or adolescence. Although it is not enough to put the patient's life in danger, if left untreated, it can cause lesions in other systems, leading to the emergence of other diseases and the possibility of life-threatening.

The following is a detailed description of the symptoms that patients with mycoplasma pneumonia will experience for the prevention of daily disease symptoms.

The incubation period of mycoplasma pneumonia is 2~3 weeks, and the onset is generally slow, but there are also acute onset. Patients may be accompanied by pharyngitis, earringitis, trachea, bronchitis, often have fever, chills, headache, chest pain, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, most of the cough is more serious, at first dry cough, soon turned into intractable severe cough, and even manifested as whooping cough, infants and young children can show breath-holding.

However, the lungs often have no positive signs or few signs, which is one of the characteristics of the disease. In some cases, the first symptom is manifested outside the lungs, such as nerve pumping, cardiovascular, skin, gastrointestinal and other systemic symptoms, and some are combined with meningitis, myocarditis, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia,nephritis, pleural effusion and other multi-organ involvement, and even multifunctional damage.

Therefore, to prevent the occurrence of mycoplasma pneumonia, we should pay more attention to the way we eat in our daily life. In the dry and cold season, drink plenty of warm water, strengthen exercise, and ventilate the room in a timely manner.

Mycoplasma infection can also cause infection, and if necessary, respiratory isolation is required from patients with mycoplasma pneumonia. At the same time, it is necessary to add or subtract clothing according to the temperature of the weather.

The diet should also be dominated by nutritious foods. If a cause is found, it is necessary to treat it in a timely manner, and do not delay, so as not to miss the best treatment period.