Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and tightness in my chest. The hospital examination indicated a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. Is Mycoplasma pneumoniae contagious?Doctor's answer:
Generally speaking, mycoplasma pneumonia is somewhat contagious. Mycoplasma is a pathogen that can exist in the throat and respiratory tract. It manifests when the body's resistance is low and has a certain level of contagiousness, although it is not highly infectious. After invading the body, mycoplasma hides in the throat and respiratory tract. It only reappears with pathogenicity when the body's resistance is low, leading to the recurrence of mycoplasma pneumonia.