Primary Atypical (Mycoplasmal) Pneumonia

Question 1

Cause for Primary Atypical (Mycoplasmal) Pneumonia

Answer 1

-Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 2

Portal of entry for Primary Atypical (Mycoplasmal) Pneumonia

Answer 2

Nasal secretions among individuals in close contact

Question 3

Signs/Symptoms for Primary Atypical (Mycoplasmal) Pneumonia

Answer 3

Atypical symptoms:

• Fever
• Malaise
• Sore throat
• Excessive sweating
• Colonize mucus that irritates respiratory tract

Question 4

Susceptibility for Primary Atypical (Mycoplasmal) Pneumonia

Answer 4

• High school

- College students

Question 5

Treatment for Primary Atypical (Mycoplasmal) Pneumonia

Answer 5

• Tetracycline

- Erythromycin

Question 6

Prevention for Primary Atypical (Mycoplasmal) Pneumonia

Answer 6

Difficult to prevent (walking pneumonia)

Question 7

Facts about Mycoplasma

Answer 7

• Smallest free-living microbes
• Gram(+), but appear pink because they lack cell wall
• rRNA sequence similar to Gram (+)