What is the difference between bronchitis and mycoplasma infection

The weather changes a lot, especially children with poor physical fitness, who agree to get sick, and bronchitis and mycoplasma are relatively common and very easy to confuse. So, what is the difference between bronchitis and mycoplasma infection? Let's take a look at it with the editor.

What is the difference between bronchitis and mycoplasma infection?

Bronchitis refers to inflammation of the bronchi, and the lesions of bronchiolitis mainly occur in the small bronchial tubes of the lungs, that is, the bronchiol, so the disease is called "bronchiolitis", which is usually caused by the common cold, influenza and other viral infections, and may also be caused by bacterial infection, which is a common acute upper respiratory tract infection.

Bronchitis, the name of the disease is "bronchiolitis". The causative agent of bronchiolitis is mainly respiratory syncytial virus, which can account for 80% or more; The others are adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, rhinovirus, influenza virus, etc.; In a few cases, Mycoplasma pneumoniae can be caused by viral infection, and after infection, the fine bronchioles are congested, edema, and mucus secretion, and the necrotic mucosal epithelial cells shed off and block the lumen, resulting in significant emphysema and atelectasis.

Inflammation usually affects the alveoli, alveolar walls, and interstitium of the lungs, so it can be considered a special type of pneumonia.

Mycoplasma infection, on the other hand, is a tiny microorganism that is smaller than bacteria, but larger than a virus; It is the smallest prokaryotic organism that can live independently, but it has certain characteristics of bacteria. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common pathogen that causes pneumonia in children.

In 2003, the new SARS virus caused "SARS" was actually "stolen" from the name "SARS" because the cause was unknown at the beginning. True atypical pneumonia is the old name of mycoplasma pneumonia, and its incidence accounts for 15%~20% of pneumonia.

The above is an analysis of the difference between bronchitis and mycoplasma infection, I believe that after learning the relevant knowledge of bronchitis, you must actively go to a professional hospital to treat this disease, so as to restore everyone's safety and health faster and better.