Viral, Bacteria, and Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids

[@frankz6881]

Dr. Mona, your channel is worth a million subscriptions! It’s very professional, detailed and easy to understand! The video editing seems simple but very easy to follow! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@pedsdoctalk]

You're welcome!

[@pedsdoctalk]

A great question expansion between the coughs of viral, bacterial, and mycoplasma: Viral pneumonia usually begins with a dry, persistent cough that may later produce mucus and is often accompanied by other "cold-like" symptoms, like a runny nose and sore throat. Bacterial pneumonia, on the other hand, presents with a more abrupt onset of a severe, productive cough, often bringing up thick yellow, green, or rusty-colored mucus, along with high fever and chills. Mycoplasma pneumonia, sometimes called "walking pneumonia," tends to cause a distinctive dry, hacking cough that persists for weeks and in some cases can become productive. It comes on more gradually than bacterial pneumonia, and while milder, it can be stubborn to resolve, even after antibiotics. It's important to know other distinguishing signs like mentioned in the video

[@jeanna099]

Thanks for the detailed info, Dr Mona!

[@pedsdoctalk]

You're welcome!

[@TinetineBoca]

My son has a cough for a month now but on the 2nd week i had him go through xray at it's normal but i make an appointment to his pedia and he gives him azitromycin for 5 days then he told me that if the cough didnt go away after taking antibiotic i need to buy montelukast for 1 month my son needs to take them .he said that it's allergy due to weather here in philippines .

[@Caitlyn923]

i just had flu a and most of the symptoms you said at first but now i have a more persistent cough and more of the symptoms that seem like phenomena. i’m just don’t know if it’s still the flu or phenomena, since i wake up nauseous and with headache in the mornings and today i tried to do my hair but i couldn’t even do a quarter bc i got too tired, i also had a dry and phlegmy cough that happens like every minute and it makes it hard to sleep. idk just wondering what you think.

[@TinetineBoca]

Then this morning i go to our health center for 2nd opition because my son starts to cough again and have a clogged nose but they say it's due to our weather the nurse give me a prescripition for salinase solution and citirizine and butamirate citrate and additional montelukast for 3 months is it safe for my son?😊

[@Behappymy]

Thank you doctor. My son has labor pneumonia what is it 😢?

[@pedsdoctalk]

This is actually a term I am not familiar with. I can help if you provide me with some more context or ask your clinician for more detailed information!

[@Behappymy]

Thank you Doctor he has appointment tomorrow I will ask them for sur thank you so much ​@@pedsdoctalk

[@katiegilreath8664]

She probably meant lobar pneumonia 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@pedsdoctalk]

@@katiegilreath8664 Oh wow, yes thank you!

[@pedsdoctalk]

As a comment below suggested, this probably autocorrect from lobar pneumonia! Lobar pneumonia is a lung infection that affects an entire lobe of the lung.

[@lizziemisiura4328]

Talk about bad timing to sign my 4yr old for a part time day care and now we have been sick since Thanksgiving 😢 can't seem to catch a break

[@pedsdoctalk]

Oh no! I hope everyone feels better soon

[@marieh442]

Mycoplama in a 11 y.o. Treated with antibiotics for 7 days. Fever stopped after a few days with meds, but he is caughing and and have so little energy still after 14 days after onset of symptoms. How long should I expect this low energy to last?

[@LaLombr1z213]

My 5 y/o is finally feeling so much better. I chose to treat him at home. I was giving him mullein tea for days which helped loosen up all the phlegm. He had fever a few days but i remembered and put sliced onions on his feet it went away the following morning. Today, week 3, i took him a hot bath with a splash of alcohol and rosemary leaves and he is feeling great. He is laughing and playing around right now as i type this msg. Ithank god and give him all the glory. God made plants and herbs for our healing... I pray that your son feels better soon and that you have peace of mind in jesus name. ❤

[@teresa8984]

My daughter had pneumonia last month .. drs gave antibiotics, yet she was able to go back to school

[@reneehughes6985]

Its baffling. It's a coincidence lol. I wonder what's causing it? Lol

[@ervinjackson3261]

You never here nobody talking about where is this stuff keep coming from every year is the new disease virus? They talk about everything but

[@pedsdoctalk]

Many people wonder why we see new illnesses or recurring ones like pneumonia. Most of these infections are caused by viruses or bacteria that evolve over time, adapting to survive. Some, like the flu or COVID-19, can change yearly, which is why we see new strains. So they're not "new" just have adapted to survive.

[@Denise-ux4xd]

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