An unknown respiratory disease is spreading in China, raising fears among experts about a possible epidemic of "undiagnosed pneumonia". The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken up the matter and is demanding detailed information from Beijing about the increase in the number of cases of this mysterious disease.
Experts fear that China could become a source of serious problems for the whole world, similar to what happened four years ago during the emergence of the new coronavirus Covid-19. The WHO reminds that on September 13, the National Health Commission of China reported an increase in respiratory infections in the country, but then the authorities explained it as the lifting of anti-covid restrictions and the circulation of known flu viruses.
Experts now fear that this could be an epidemic of an unknown respiratory disease, "undiagnosed pneumonia" in children, and the WHO has called on the Chinese population to take "measures to reduce the risk".
Hospitals across the country are overflowing with sick children, and classes in schools have been canceled due to cases of pneumonia among students and teachers.
It is worth noting that the patients do not have a cough or other symptoms, but only have a high temperature and a diagnosis of "nodules in the lungs". Where exactly this outbreak originated is still unknown, but experts point to a possible link with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, also known as "walking pneumonia."
