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It is a disease caused by a bacterium called Mycoplasma pneumoniae that infects the lungs. It is characterized by persistent fever and stubborn cough.

General fatigue may also be seen, but the condition does not become severe.

Main symptoms

·cough

・Pharyngeal passage

·headache

·Malaise

·vomiting

·diarrhea

·abdominal pain

Even if you listen to breathing sounds with a stethoscope, you can't hear the wheezing sound, so it's hard to tell just by looking at it.

It is said that if the condition lasts for a long time, the inflammation will spread and you will begin to hear a wheezing sound.

① Mycoplasma directly damages the body

② The immune system of a person infected with mycoplasma reacts, and this reaction causes pneumonia. Diseases are caused by two types of effects.

Even if infected, only about 3-5% of infected people develop pneumonia.

The incubation period is long, 2 to 3 weeks, so please be careful if you are around someone who has contracted the virus.

If you feel even the slightest bit concerned or suspicious, please consult the clinic.