TOKYO -- Amid the high number of patients with mycoplasma pneumonia, characterized by persistent coughs, since around this autumn, the influenza season has entered full swing in Japan. As a result ...

According to the CDC, in 2024, the increase in emergency room visits that end with a diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumonia is 6 percent in children 2 to 4 years old, and 4 percent in children age 5 to 17.

Record-Breaking Surge in Cases As of late October, mycoplasma pneumonia cases in Japan have reached unprecedented levels. Data from Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases revealed ...

Cases of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae have surged nationwide, the CDC says. Hospitals in North Texas are also seeing a sharp uptick in Mycoplasma Pneumoniae cases, a common cause of mild respiratory illness.

According to Welbel, mycoplasma pneumoniae is often considered an "atypical bacteria," which can mean some antibiotics won't work on it. "We often call it an atypical bacteria because it does not ...

While mycoplasma infection occurs throughout the year, there are spikes in cases every three to seven years as population immunity wanes. The last epidemic in NSW was before Covid.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth on Monday reported a recent "significant" spike in cases of Mycoplasma pneumonia, a bacteria that can cause what's known as ...

There were four mycoplasma pneumonia cases recorded in EDs for the week ending January 1, compared with an average of one in the years 2019 to 2023 during the same time period.

It can also be spread through direct contact with hands, tissues and other objects, similar to Covid. While Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections are uncommon in children under five, if contracted ...

Among the Mycoplasma pneumoniae-positive patients, 61.8% had underlying conditions, with malignancy (21.8%) and hypertension (10.9%) being the most common.

Pneumonia outbreaks in China, Denmark, France and recently in the U.S. in Ohio have been making headlines. Experts say these outbreaks are partly due to a known bacteria, Mycoplasma pnemoniae ...