Mycoplasma Pneumonia » Causes

What is Mycoplasma pneumoniae?

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:58:48 +0000

Mycoplasma pneumoniae represents a tiny in its size bacterium that belongs to the class Mollicutes. The organisms adherent to this class have a peculiar feature: they do not have a peptidoglycan cell wall that is common for all other firmicute bacteria. At the same time Mycoplasma pneumoniae possesses a three layer cell membrane that includes cholesterol compounds, resembling eukaryotic cells. Since the organisms do not have a cell wall, they are not prone to the influence of penicillins and other beta-lactam antibiotics that are known for their ability to damage and eliminate the bacterial cell wall. Read more...

Immune response to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:38:40 +0000

Mycoplasma pneumoniae has protein as well as glycolipid antigens that provoke antibody responses in those who are affected by the infection. One of the most common aims pursued by many antibodies generated by the host in response to the Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is P1 protein. After an initial infection the immune system starts quickly generating antibodies. The peak comes in 3 to 6 weeks time. Then a decline is observed that can last for months and even years. Since the incubation period is rather longish, the response to antibodies can be observed when the symptoms reveal themselves. Read more...

Bacterial Pneumonia

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:27:04 +0000

Bacterial pneumonia is an infection which causes inflammation of the lungs. Although there are several types of pneumonia such as viral pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia, the most common pneumonia is caused by a single celled organism, or bacteria, called streptococcus pneumoniae. Read more...

Causes of Mycoplasma pneumonia

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:31:50 +0000

Mycoplasma pneumonia is a form of pneumonia which only affects humans. The infection grows within the respiratory system causing a lot of irritation. The bacteria causing this disease are called Mycoplasma pneumonia. This bacterium only attacks a certain age group, which is below forty years. School going kids are more prone to contracting this infection since the bacteria generally attacks and thrives in groups. Read more...

Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Symptoms, Causes and Cure

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:17:28 +0000

Mycoplasma pneumonia is one type of atypical pneumonia that occurs in humans and causes immense irritation in the respiratory systems. It is caused by the bacteria M. pneumonia. This is a particular type of pneumonia that generally attacks as well as affects the people who are younger than the age of 40 that means that people who haven’t yet reached their forties are more prone to this kind of disease. Various studies have been undertaken by experts and all of which actually suggest that the aforementioned disease makes up about 15 to 50% of every case of pneumonia that occurs in adults and the school going age group is more vulnerable to this particular disease. There is a certain group of people who are primarily prone to this kind of disease and such a group includes the ones who are in a habit of living in areas that are usually crowded or there is a collection of several people. These places include schools as well as many homeless shelters. The people who are engaged in work or in some activities in such places are also prone to this type of pneumonia. There is however comfort in the fact that there might be a lot of people who catch the mycoplasma pneumonia has no fear of any identifiable factor of risks. Read more...

Mycoplasma Pneumonia: General introduction

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:14:00 +0000

Mycoplasma pneumonia is primarily a very common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Generally, this is one of those diseases that have a long and a slow onset. This type of pneumonia was first found in the cattle that were contrived with pleuropneumonia in the year 1898. In the year 1938 a medical exponent by the name of Reimann had perfectly explained the first few cases of the mycoplasma pneumonia that also occurred in humans. Reimann was also responsible for inventing the term “primary atypical pneumonia”. He thought of this particular name after a keen observation of a total seven patients in the US city of Philadelphia. Each of these aforementioned patients was found to be marked with severe constitutional symptoms not to mention symptoms in the upper as well as the lower tracts of the respiratory system. The patients also each had an expanded course that had a steady resolution. Peterson, another medical expert in the year 1943 discovered that the occurrence of the cold agglutinin as well as high titers of this cold agglutinins in several patients suffering from this particular type of pneumonia. Read more...

Cause of Mycoplasma Pneumonia

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:26:54 +0000

Several doctors throughout their career has treated thousands of people who have suffered from mycoplasma pneumonia. Mycoplasma pneumonia is commonly a mild type of pneumonia that generally effects different age groups ranging from the younger to adults that forty years of age. A wide variety of studies have suggested that at least 15-50% of the patients that are suffering from pneumonia is due to have the mycoplasma type. Read more...

What is Mycoplasma Pneumonia?

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:14:37 +0000

There are several different types of pneumonia in the world today. Researchers are studying more and more cases each day. Mycoplasma pneumonia is just one specific type of pneumonia that several people suffer from. Bacteria is one of the main causes in a respiratory tract infection that is commonly known as pneumonia. Mycoplasma pneumonia is categorized as a “Community Acquired Pneumonia.” CPA means that it is a form of pneumonia that can be caught more so out in the public. With mycoplasma pneumonia it can be considered a mild infection, and can be difficult to treat along with the symptoms of this infections lingering for a longer period of time if not treated correctly. Read more...

Causes of Walking Pneumonia — Be Aware!

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:59:00 +0000

In our world today there are several tiny germs that can cause a person to become infected with the horrible infection, “walking pneumonia.” Read more...