also: マイコプラスマはいえん
noun
mycoplasma pneumonia
Medical term for pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria; often called 'walking pneumonia' in casual English.
マイコプラズマ肺炎は、子供や若い人に多い病気です。
Mycoplasma pneumonia is a disease common in children and young people.
Standard medical term; マイコプラズマ is the usual katakana form for Mycoplasma.
Alternate spelling reflecting a variant pronunciation; less common but encountered.
General term for pneumonia; マイコプラズマ肺炎 specifies the causative agent.
From マイコプラズマ (Mycoplasma, the genus name) + 肺炎 (pneumonia). The katakana form reflects the scientific loanword.