What are the symptoms of upper respiratory tract mycoplasma infection

Since the upper respiratory tract is in direct contact with the gas in the air and is susceptible to bacterial infection, the upper respiratory tract often becomes the target of mycoplasma infection, so what are the symptoms of upper respiratory tract mycoplasma infection? What are the treatments?

Mycoplasma is the smallest extracellular microorganism, it is different from bacteria, but also different from viruses, a wide range of species, widely distributed, causing considerable harm, involving humans, animals, plants and insects and other fields, to human health and scientific research work to bring adverse effects.Among the 16 kinds of mycoplasma isolated from the human body, 5 species are pathogenic to humans, namely Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominisis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Mycoplasma fermentation are ureaplasma-containing Mycoplasma, and Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis are pathogenic to humans.

Mycoplasma upper respiratory tract infection generally has the following symptoms:

1. Infection of mycoplasma in the upper respiratory tract, its onset is relatively slow, the incubation period is generally 2-3 weeks, at the beginning of the disease there will be general discomfort, fatigue and headache, after 2-3 days, there will be fever, the body temperature will often reach about 39 °C, so that it can last for 1-3 weeks, accompanied by sore throat and muscle aches.

2. Cough is the most prominent symptom of upper respiratory tract infection Mycoplasma, generally starting within 2-3 days after illness, dry cough at the beginning, and then turning into stubborn severe cough, often with viscous sputum occasionally bloodshot, and a few cases, just like whooping cough.

3. The signs of the lungs are mostly not obvious, or even completely asymptomatic, a few can hear dry and wet rales, and some clinical manifestations such as severe cough and fever are inconsistent, and the onset of young children is more acute, the course of the disease is relatively long, and the condition is more serious, and its main manifestations are dyspnea and wheezing.

There are several treatments for upper respiratory tract mycoplasma infection:

1. The treatment methods for upper respiratory tract infection mycoplasma are: antibiotic treatment and traditional Chinese medicine treatment, general antibiotic treatment of mycoplasma infection because of drug resistance, more and more patients with mycoplasma infection have a worse and worse effect on antibiotics.However, traditional Chinese medicine treatment will not produce drug resistance and drug resistance, and the efficacy of upper respiratory tract infection mycoplasma is ideal, and the effect of Guangpu antibacterial can be generally achieved.

2. In general, mycoplasma infection is first manifested as upper respiratory tract infection, and then the lower respiratory tract and lung tissue are involved, which is commonly known as "double phase" in medicine. For the treatment of this disease, erythromycin is first, followed by spiramycin, and saxycin, but the efficacy is not as good as erythromycin.

As you can see from the above, I believe you have a general understanding of the symptoms and treatment of Mycoplasma upper respiratory tract infection, and if you feel unwell, you must always pay attention to your physical condition and seek medical attention in time.