Just found this on my news feed From CNN news and wanted to add it to the mix.
Looks like CNN is downplaying it
https://ssnews.page.link/SXeikojtsFQWWyEe6
What to know about Mycoplasma, the bacteria behind recent spikes in pneumonia cases in Ohio and overseas
China, Denmark, France and the Netherlands have all recently reported an increase in cases of pneumonia in children linked to a bacteria called Mycoplasma pneumoniae. A spike in cases has also been reported in one county in Ohio.
There’s no sign of any widespread or pronounced increase in Mycoplasma infections in other places in the United States, but this bacteria tends to cause pneumonia outbreaks every one to three years. The US hasn’t had a real wave of it since before the Covid-19 pandemic, and experts say they would not be surprised if there was an increase this year.
Mycoplasma may not be familiar to parents, but it isn’t a mystery to doctors, who know it to be a common cause of mild or “walking” pneumonia. It causes a cough that may linger for weeks, typically with a fever and headache, and often a splotchy rash on the trunk, back or arms.
Pneumonia is an inflammation that causes the lungs to fill with fluid or pus, and it has many causes, including viruses, bacteria and chemicals. Across the country, respiratory infections caused by Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus or RSV are on the rise now, sending cases of pneumonia up, too.
Looks like CNN is downplaying it
https://ssnews.page.link/SXeikojtsFQWWyEe6
What to know about Mycoplasma, the bacteria behind recent spikes in pneumonia cases in Ohio and overseas
China, Denmark, France and the Netherlands have all recently reported an increase in cases of pneumonia in children linked to a bacteria called Mycoplasma pneumoniae. A spike in cases has also been reported in one county in Ohio.
There’s no sign of any widespread or pronounced increase in Mycoplasma infections in other places in the United States, but this bacteria tends to cause pneumonia outbreaks every one to three years. The US hasn’t had a real wave of it since before the Covid-19 pandemic, and experts say they would not be surprised if there was an increase this year.
Mycoplasma may not be familiar to parents, but it isn’t a mystery to doctors, who know it to be a common cause of mild or “walking” pneumonia. It causes a cough that may linger for weeks, typically with a fever and headache, and often a splotchy rash on the trunk, back or arms.
Pneumonia is an inflammation that causes the lungs to fill with fluid or pus, and it has many causes, including viruses, bacteria and chemicals. Across the country, respiratory infections caused by Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus or RSV are on the rise now, sending cases of pneumonia up, too.