Atypical Pneumonia

Atypical pneumonia is similar to typical pneumonia except it is not caused by a bacterial or fungi infection. Mycoplasma, chlamydia, legionelle are organisms similar to bacteria that cause atypical pneumonia. This is a condition that usually develops among young athletic groups such as a football training camp in which there is closeness in eating, in the shower and various times together. This could develop in an otherwise healthy person who can conduct normal activities and is sometimes called walking pneumonia. Symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia are usually a sore throat, a dry cough and a general feeling of illness. The symptoms increase in severity and coughing may be much more active which contains sputum. Other symptoms with some people are rash and joint pains. This continues for a few weeks and then begins to moderate as mycoplasma is usually mild and recovery can be without treatment. Chlamydia pneumoniae is another organism that causes pneumonia and it can affect the elderly as well as the younger people. Chlamydia is an organism that that contains DNA and RNA and is usually transmitted by droplets from coughing. This has similar symptoms as mycoplasma pneumonia but is also mild and most people have no problems, but elderly people are at dangerous risk with the condition as a few of the elderly will die. This disease should be under a doctor's care for treatment with drugs that will usually eliminate it.

There are other organisms that cause atypical pneumonia such as legionelle and many others but all of these as a group cause few cases and will respond to drug treatment if necessary.

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