What are the symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia in children

Mycoplasma pneumonia symptoms in children have cough as the main symptom, generally 2~3 days after the disease, the initial dry cough can be turned into stubborn, often viscous sputum, occasionally with blood streaks, a few cases can be similar to whooping cough, can last 1~4 weeks, the lung signs are mostly not obvious, and even without lung signs, a few can hear dry and wet rales, but disappear quickly, the signs are inconsistent with clinical symptoms such as severe cough and fever, and the general infantile disease and the course of the disease is long.There is often a persistent high fever, irregular fever type, irritating cough as the main manifestation, similar to whooping cough, coughing up a small amount of mucus sputum, severe will cause chest pain, chest tightness, breathing strain, dyspnea and other symptoms. If the baby is infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, cough can occur, mainly paroxysmal cough, generally dry cough, little or no phlegm, severe cases can also be accompanied by redness, fever and other clinical manifestations.

The difference between viral pneumonia and bacterial pneumonia

The main difference between viral pneumonia and bacterial pneumonia is that the pathogenic bacteria infected are different, viral pneumonia is caused by viral infection, and bacterial pneumonia is mainly caused by bacterial infection, which are two different pathogenic bacteria, and the treatment methods used will of course be different. For example, general pneumococci can be treated with penicillin antibiotics, and at the same time, according to the symptoms, combined with cough and phlegm drugs. Viral pneumonia is different, its main source of infection is the virus, the milder flu symptoms are better, like some more serious, such as the new crown, SARS, and some influenza A and B will also be severe. The difference between bacterial pneumonia and viral pneumonia is mainly that the pathogenic bacteria of infection are different, and the pathogenic bacteria of bacterial pneumonia infection are mainly bacteria, which requires antibiotic treatment.

Causes of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection

Chlamydia pneumoniae infection can cause symptoms of upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract infection, such as hoarseness, sore throat, sinusitis, otitis media, nasal congestion, runny nose, heel pain, hearing loss, etc.Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is usually mild and presents with fever, chills, muscle pain, dry cough, nonpleuritic chest pain, headache, and fatigue, and rarely coughing up blood. Chlamydia pneumonia is more common in adults and the elderly, and the source of infection is patients and their asymptomatic infected people, and it is transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets.