A 2-3 week course of certain antibiotics (erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, dirithromycin, or doxycycline) is generally prescribed
With proper treatment and rest, recovery should be complete
walking pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumonia has a part that sounds like "plaza."
It is the cause of what is often referred to as "walking" pneumonia
A mycoplasma infection, also known as walking pneumonia, is communicable. It can be spread to other people through coughing, sneezing, and spitting.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
What you are probably intending to ask is about mycoplasma. It is a common bacteria that causes infection of the lungs. This is also called mycoplasma pneumonia
You get pneumonia ony when you are infected by bacteria of the species Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycoplasma (Gram +), Hemophilus (Gram -), Klebsiella (Gram -), Legionella (Gram -) among many that cause pneumonia. Do have another in mind?
1Lack a cell wall 2) Sterols in cell membrane provide strength & rigidity. 3) Smallest forms of life with minimum sized genome. 4) Colonies = "fried egg" appearance 5) Mycoplasma pneumoniae - atypical pneumonia or "walking pneumonia". (p. 590)
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Pneumonia, inflammation and consolidation of the lung tissue as a result of infection, inhalation of foreign particles, or irradiation. Many organisms, including viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia, but the most common causes are bacteria, in particular species of Streptococcus and Mycoplasma
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