Prevention of mycoplasma infection in children is like this

Mycoplasma infection in children is mainly a human respiratory tract infection caused by MP. This is because children's respiratory immune function is relatively weak. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand the transmission routes of mycoplasma infection in children and prevent it. In fact, the prevention of mycoplasma infection in children mainly involves reasonable nutrition, proper exercise, and enhancing children's immunity.

Prevention of mycoplasma infection in children

Reasonable nutrition and adequate physical exercise can improve children's ability to adapt to the environment and help improve the body's resistance to MP. Pay attention to keeping the environment clean, ventilate the child's residence frequently, and try to avoid contact with relatives who may be carrying MP to reduce the chance of infection with MP. Preventing and treating common underlying diseases in infants and young children, such as malnutrition, rickets, and anemia, can also help reduce the infection rate of MP. For children with recurrent respiratory tract infections, they can take some immune enhancers under the guidance of a doctor. Actively developing MP vaccines is expected to reduce the infection rate of MP in the population.

Most children with MP infection have a good prognosis. Although the course of the disease is sometimes long, they can eventually recover completely. Complications are rare, with only occasional cases of otitis media, pleural effusion, hemolytic anemia, myocarditis, pericarditis, meningoencephalitis, and mucocutaneous syndrome. Relapses may occur occasionally, and sometimes lung lesions and lung function recover slowly.

Transmission routes of mycoplasma infection in children

MP is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets. Sporadic cases can be seen throughout the year, but are more common in winter. Regional epidemics occur approximately every 3 to 7 years and are characterized by a very long duration, which can last for more than a year. In addition to MP pneumonia, bronchitis, tracheitis and pharyngitis may also occur. Many outpatients have mild symptoms and are easily missed if serological tests are not performed. The disease is more common in school-age children, but it can also occur in preschool children. After recovery, some children may carry the pathogen for a long time.