Clinical manifestations of mycoplasma infection in children

To understand the problem of mycoplasma infection in children, we must first understand what mycoplasma is. Mycoplasma is a prokaryotic cell-type microorganism without a cell wall and is the smallest microorganism that survives outside the cell. There are many types of mycoplasma, which can cause great harm to the human body and have a great impact on children's health. Mycoplasmas are resistant to many classes of antibiotics.

The most common mycoplasma infection in children is Mycoplasma pneumoniae entering the baby's body. There are no symptoms in the early stage when Mycoplasma pneumoniae enters the baby's body. This stage is called the incubation period. The incubation period is generally about two to three weeks. Once the incubation period of Mycoplasma infection is over, children will show symptoms such as loss of appetite, fatigue, headache and fever, cough, chills, and general discomfort.

In the early stages, children's coughs are mainly dry coughs without sputum. As the disease progresses, the cough becomes more and more severe, and sticky sputum begins to appear. The cough is more severe at night, which is very similar to the symptoms of whooping cough. Other children do not have symptoms of coughing, but instead have high fever and chills. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children can also damage other organs, possibly leading to liver damage, myocarditis, and nephritis.

Children infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae must drink plenty of water, eat more fruits, eat more easily digestible and nutritious foods, rest more, try to reduce strenuous exercises such as running and jumping, keep the indoor air fresh, and use physical cooling methods as much as possible when they have a high fever. You can wipe the body with alcohol or use ice packs to cool down. If the body temperature exceeds 38 degrees Celsius, you can take some antipyretics to assist in cooling down.

Active treatment of mycoplasma infection in children is only one aspect. What is more important is that parents should pay more attention to strengthening their children's exercise and exercising more. This will enhance their resistance and have a good preventive effect on mycoplasma infection. Some children with strong resistance do not have any symptoms even if they are infected with mycoplasma. At most they just have a mild cough and they will recover without treatment soon.