Request for provision of additional epidemiological information, child group experiment results, etc.
As respiratory diseases, including mycoplasma pneumonia, are spreading in China, the World Health Organization (WHO) has requested that Chinese authorities submit detailed information.
WHO said in a statement on the 22nd (local time), “We have officially requested detailed information from China about the increase in respiratory diseases and reports of clusters of pneumonia in children.”
It said WHO had also requested “additional epidemiological and clinical information, experimental results in children’s populations, recent trends in the circulation of known pathogens, including Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and the current burden on health systems.”
WHO went on to say, “We are reaching out to clinicians and scientists through existing technical cooperation partnerships and networks with China.”
At the same time, he urged Chinese people to take preventive measures to prevent respiratory disease infection, such as getting vaccinated, keeping distance from patients, staying home when infected, wearing a mask, washing hands frequently, and providing good ventilation.
Mycoplasma pneumonia, a common bacterial pneumonia in children with weak immune systems, is mostly transmitted through droplets like COVID-19, and develops after an average incubation period of about two weeks.
In the early stages of the disease, symptoms of a cold appear, but high fever, cough, and phlegm persist for more than 5 weeks, and the symptoms do not significantly improve even after taking antibiotics.
In China, mycoplasma pneumonia has been occurring nationwide since this summer, and is spreading further as we enter winter.
The number of schools temporarily closed due to outbreaks is increasing, and the number of parents at kindergartens and schools where infected people are infected is not sending their children to school for fear of contagion.
According to a survey of three large hospitals in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, the number of children diagnosed with mycoplasma pneumonia between September and October increased 17.8 times compared to the same period last year.
Source: Donga
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