China health authorities told WHO that known pathogens are causing respiratory diseases in children, with an earlier-than-usual uptick due to Covid curbs being lifted. Reports of undiagnosed pneumonia in children's hospitals sparked concerns of a novel virus. Mycoplasma is the main culprit, causing mild colds in adults but pneumonia in younger kids. NHC is boosting local clinics to ease pressure on hospitals, while resistance to antibiotics is high.
  • @Fades
    1•1 year ago

    What a piece of shit site. Can’t even read the damn article, I don’t even have an adblocker installed on this phone but it tells me I’m running one anyway.

    Anyway, this quote stood out to me:

    Among Chinese children, resistance to the antibiotic and others in the same class is more than 80 per cent, the highest in the world, Yin Yudong, an infectious disease doctor at Chaoyang, told Beijing News earlier this month.

    Antibiotic resistance is terrifying

    • @automaton
      1•1 year ago

      Considering that pharmacies in China sell antibiotics without any prescription, this was to be expected…