Can mycoplasma infection infect children

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Mycoplasma is a very strange organism, which is very small. It is the smallest organism known to live freely, and it is a prokaryotic organism. Mycoplasma is a little bigger than virus, but much smaller than bacteria. This kind of organism has no cell wall. The cells are very soft and rich in shape. This kind of microorganism widely exists in soil, sewage, insects, animals and so on. And there are many kinds of mycoplasma, now there are more than 80 kinds, and there are many known human diseases related to Mycoplasma. Can mycoplasma infection infect children? Tell us about it.

Can mycoplasma infection infect children

First: Mycoplasma infection in children is contagious. Generally speaking, mycoplasma infection is transmitted through sexual contact. Mycoplasma infection in children is due to the presence of Mycoplasma in the reproductive tract of the mother, which can be transmitted to the baby through the birth canal at the time of birth.

Second: neonatal mycoplasma infection will generally lead to conjunctivitis and mycoplasma pneumonia. When children are infected with mycoplasma, the bacteria are absorbed in the children's respiratory tract or urogenital tract epithelial cells, will not enter the human blood circulation, but can cause cell damage.

Third: after being infected by Mycoplasma, the host cells absorbed by Mycoplasma will lead to cell death due to the continuous absorption of nutrients by Mycoplasma. It is worth noting that mycoplasma infection will not only lead to cell death, but also metabolize some toxic substances, which can damage the human nervous system.

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Among the metabolites of mycoplasma, there is a substance called urease, which can make the body produce a lot of ammonia and cause serious toxicity to the body. If the urethra has Mycoplasma adsorption, it can lead to urethritis.