Is mycoplasma contagious?

Mycoplasma is a common disease infection and is contagious to a certain extent in our daily life. It can be transmitted through droplets, sexual transmission, etc. There are actually many types of mycoplasma infection, such as genital mycoplasma infection, pneumonia mycoplasma infection, etc. No matter what kind of mycoplasma infection it is, it will cause great damage to the body.

Mycoplasma infection is a sexually transmitted disease. Mycoplasma can exist in healthy carriers, and the detection rate is higher in promiscuous people, homosexuals, prostitutes, and gonorrhea patients. The more sexual partners one has and the greater the sexual activity index, the higher the infection rate. Under the electron microscope, mycoplasma is flask-shaped or pear-shaped, with a length of 0.6-0.7μm, a width of 0.3-0.4μm near the bottom, and a width of 0.06-0.08μm at the top. There are about 7nm of hairs extending downward from the end. It has no cell wall and is sensitive to drying. The accumulation of its metabolic products is not conducive to its growth and reproduction. Different mycoplasmas have different biological characteristics.

symptom

The incubation period is 1-3 weeks. The typical acute symptoms are similar to those of other non-gonococcal genitourinary tract infections, including urethral stinging, varying degrees of urgency and frequency of urination, and stinging during urination, especially when the urine is more concentrated. The urethral opening is slightly red and swollen, and the secretions are thin, small in amount, and are serous or purulent. The urethra needs to be squeezed hard to see the secretions overflow. There is often a small amount of mucous secretions at the urethral opening in the morning, or only a scab membrane seals the opening, or a dirty crotch is seen.

The subacute stage is often accompanied by prostate infection. Patients often experience distension and pain in the perineum, soreness in the waist, discomfort in the inner thighs, or a tingling sensation radiating from the perineum to the inner thighs when doing anal lifting maneuvers.

Female patients often suffer from reproductive system inflammation that spreads from the cervix. Most patients have no obvious subjective symptoms, and a few severe patients have a feeling of vaginal prolapse. When the infection spreads to the urethra, frequent urination and urgency are the main symptoms that attract the patient's attention. The infection is confined to the cervix, manifested by increased leucorrhea, turbidity, cervical edema, congestion or surface erosion. When the infection spreads to the urethra, symptoms include redness and congestion of the urethral opening. A small amount of secretions may overflow from the urethra when the urethra is squeezed, but tenderness rarely occurs.

A common complication of mycoplasma infection is salpingitis, and a small number of patients may develop endometritis and pelvic inflammatory disease.

complication

Mycoplasma pneumoniae can infect extrapulmonary tissues, so other extrapulmonary symptoms may appear during pneumonia, such as skin damage, nervous system damage, cardiovascular system damage, digestive system damage, pleural lesions, etc. In very rare cases, central nervous system symptoms may occur, such as meningitis, meningoencephalitis, radiculitis, and even mental disorders. Hemorrhagic otitis, gastroenteritis, arthritis, thrombocytopenic purpura, hemolytic anemia, pericarditis, myocarditis, and hepatitis have also been found.

A common complication of urinary mycoplasma infection is salpingitis, and a small number of patients may develop endometritis and pelvic inflammatory disease.