Question

What is Mycoplasma infection?

Answer 1

Mycoplasma Infection:

1. Infection caused by different species of the bacteria Mycoplasma in various parts of the body.
2. Example- Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes a lung infection known as ‘walking pneumonia’.

Walking pneumonia:

1. It is caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
2. It spreads through contact with droplets.
3. The contagious period is probably fewer than 10 days.

Symptoms:

Fever, cough, bronchitis, sore throat, headache, etc.