China is once again causing global concern with a new virus, and has been accused of not following the same international health guidelines that other countries adhere to. This follows a pattern of behavior seen previously during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chinese government is saying there is nothing major to worry about. When asked by the World Health Organization<\/a> about reports of widespread clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children, health authorities said the uptick in sick people was due to known pathogens such as influenza, rhinovirus, RSV and mycoplasma. That’s probably little comfort to parents who have had to wait several hours in hospitals in Beijing and other cities in the north for their sick children<\/a> to see a doctor. The scenes of overcrowded hallways and children on intravenous infusions have brought back memories of the early days of Covid, which emerged as a mysterious pneumonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth is, mycoplasma is not unusual. It is a common pathogen that causes pneumonia among children aged five or above, and it has triggered epidemics in China every two-to-four years. Oddly, China appears to be the only country facing a major mycoplasma outbreak. The US and much of Europe are dealing with the flu and RSV. One study showed mycoplasma was subdued in China for almost two years by Covid countermeasures that have since been lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u4e2d\u56fd\u518d\u6b21\u5f15\u8d77\u5168\u7403\u5bf9\u65b0\u578b\u75c5\u6bd2\u7684\u5173\u6ce8\uff0c\u5e76\u88ab\u6307\u8d23\u4e0d\u9075\u5b88\u5176\u4ed6\u56fd\u5bb6\u6240\u9075\u5faa\u7684\u56fd\u9645\u536b\u751f\u51c6\u5219\u3002 \u8fd9\u9075\u5faa\u4e86\u6b64\u524d\u65b0\u51a0\u80ba\u708e\u5927\u6d41\u884c\u65f6\u671f\u51fa\u73b0\u7684\u884c\u4e3a\u6a21\u5f0f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u4e2d\u56fd\u653f\u5e9c\u8868\u793a\u6ca1\u6709\u4ec0\u4e48\u503c\u5f97\u62c5\u5fc3\u7684\u3002 \u5f53\u4e16\u754c\u536b\u751f\u7ec4\u7ec7\u8be2\u95ee\u6709\u5173\u513f\u7ae5\u5e7f\u6cdb\u51fa\u73b0\u7684\u672a\u786e\u8bca\u80ba\u708e\u7fa4\u7684\u62a5\u544a\u65f6\uff0c\u536b\u751f\u5f53\u5c40\u8868\u793a\uff0c\u60a3\u75c5\u4eba\u6570\u7684\u589e\u52a0\u662f\u7531\u4e8e\u6d41\u611f\u3001\u9f3b\u75c5\u6bd2\u3001\u547c\u5438\u9053\u5408\u80de\u75c5\u6bd2\u548c\u652f\u539f\u4f53\u7b49\u5df2\u77e5\u75c5\u539f\u4f53\u9020\u6210\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u4ed6\u4eec\u8bf4\uff0c\u6ca1\u6709\u53d1\u73b0\u65b0\u7684\u7ec6\u83cc\u3002 \u5230\u76ee\u524d\u4e3a\u6b62\uff0c\u8fd8\u6ca1\u6709\u6b7b\u4ea1\u62a5\u544a\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u5bf9\u4e8e\u90a3\u4e9b\u4e0d\u5f97\u4e0d\u5728\u5317\u4eac\u548c\u5317\u65b9\u5176\u4ed6\u57ce\u5e02\u7684\u533b\u9662\u7b49\u5f85\u51e0\u4e2a\u5c0f\u65f6\u624d\u80fd\u8ba9\u751f\u75c5\u7684\u5b69\u5b50\u770b\u533b\u751f\u7684\u7236\u6bcd\u6765\u8bf4\uff0c\u8fd9\u53ef\u80fd\u5e76\u4e0d\u80fd\u5e26\u6765\u4ec0\u4e48\u5b89\u6170\u3002 \u62e5\u6324\u7684\u8d70\u5eca\u548c\u63a5\u53d7\u9759\u8109\u8f93\u6db2\u7684\u513f\u7ae5\u7684\u573a\u666f\u8ba9\u4eba\u4eec\u56de\u60f3\u8d77\u65b0\u51a0\u75c5\u6bd2\u65e9\u671f\u7684\u60c5\u666f\uff0c\u5f53\u65f6\u5b83\u662f\u4e00\u79cd\u795e\u79d8\u7684\u80ba\u708e\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u4e8b\u5b9e\u4e0a\uff0c\u652f\u539f\u4f53\u5e76\u4e0d\u7f55\u89c1\u3002 \u5b83\u662f\u5bfc\u81f4\u4e94\u5c81\u6216\u4ee5\u4e0a\u513f\u7ae5\u80ba\u708e\u7684\u5e38\u89c1\u75c5\u539f\u4f53\uff0c\u6bcf\u4e24\u5230\u56db\u5e74\u5728\u4e2d\u56fd\u5f15\u53d1\u4e00\u6b21\u6d41\u884c\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u867d\u7136\u5b83\u5f80\u5f80\u53ea\u4f1a\u5bfc\u81f4\u514d\u75ab\u7cfb\u7edf\u5f3a\u5927\u7684\u5e74\u9f84\u8f83\u5927\u7684\u513f\u7ae5\u548c\u6210\u5e74\u4eba\u60a3\u4e0a\u8f7b\u5ea6\u611f\u5192\uff0c\u4f46\u5e74\u5e7c\u7684\u513f\u7ae5\u5f88\u5bb9\u6613\u60a3\u4e0a\u80ba\u708e\uff0c\u4ece\u800c\u5f15\u53d1\u4eba\u4eec\u5bf9\u611f\u67d3\u540e\u8be5\u600e\u4e48\u529e\u7684\u62c5\u5fe7\u3002 \u4e2d\u56fd\u662f\u4e16\u754c\u4e0a\u652f\u539f\u4f53\u53d1\u75c5\u7387\u6700\u9ad8\u7684\u56fd\u5bb6\uff0c\u8fd9\u79cd\u652f\u539f\u4f53\u5bf9\u5927\u73af\u5185\u916f\u7c7b\u6297\u751f\u7d20\u5177\u6709\u8010\u836f\u6027\u3002 \u9ad8\u8fbe 80% \u7684\u513f\u7ae5\u75c5\u4f8b\u5bf9\u5e38\u7528\u7684\u963f\u5947\u9709\u7d20\u548c\u7c7b\u4f3c\u836f\u7269\u6ca1\u6709\u53cd\u5e94\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u5947\u602a\u7684\u662f\uff0c\u4e2d\u56fd\u4f3c\u4e4e\u662f\u552f\u4e00\u9762\u4e34\u652f\u539f\u4f53\u5927\u89c4\u6a21\u7206\u53d1\u7684\u56fd\u5bb6\u3002 \u7f8e\u56fd\u548c\u6b27\u6d32\u5927\u90e8\u5206\u5730\u533a\u6b63\u5728\u5e94\u5bf9\u6d41\u611f\u548c\u547c\u5438\u9053\u5408\u80de\u75c5\u6bd2\u3002 \u4e00\u9879\u7814\u7a76\u663e\u793a\uff0c\u7531\u4e8e\u65b0\u51a0\u75ab\u60c5\u5bf9\u7b56\uff0c\u652f\u539f\u4f53\u5728\u4e2d\u56fd\u88ab\u6291\u5236\u4e86\u8fd1\u4e24\u5e74\uff0c\u4f46\u540e\u6765\u53c8\u53d6\u6d88\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No new germs have been found, they said. And so far, no deaths have been reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While it tends to cause only mild colds in older kids and adults with robust immune systems, younger children are prone to develop pneumonia \u2014 creating concern on what to do once they get it. China has the world\u2019s highest incidence of mycoplasma that\u2019s resistant to a class of antibiotic called macrolides. Up to 80% of cases in kids don\u2019t respond to the commonly prescribed azithromycin and similar drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n