In a message sent this Wednesday, November 29, to health professionals, the General Directorate of Health (DGS) warned of an “unusual resurgence” of cases of respiratory infections in mycoplasma pneumonia“including cases requiring hospitalization in adults and children in France.”
This so-called “atypical” bacteria was already the subject of specific surveillance after SOS Médicos reported at the end of November of an increase in lung infections among children, especially among those aged 6 to 15 years.
According to this same document, the mycoplasma pneumonia It is responsible for respiratory infections, very common in children over 4 years of age and young adults, the vast majority of which are benign and heal spontaneously. “Human-to-human transmission occurs through droplets and incubation lasts 1 to 3 weeks,” we learn more.
Source: BFM TV
