{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. John Campbell","slug":"dr-john-campbell-7851784","podcast_index_feed_id":7851784,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG9554039150","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7a133470-32e4-11f1-ae26-ef5a830a5f06/image/aacd596ff9b51467520b0238cfcd1c87.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Campbellteaching","episode_count":658,"summary":"Hello Everyone, My name is John Campbell and I am a retired Nurse Teacher and former clinical nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focused on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally. LinkedIn profile, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-campbell-5256223b/ Twitter, https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed. They should never replace individual clinical judgement from your own health care provider. No media-based material on this channel is suitable for using as professional medical advice. All comments are also for educational purposed only and must never replace advice from your own health care provider","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T06:22:02.195523+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784"},"episode":{"title":"Mystery pneumonia in China","slug":"mystery-pneumonia-in-china","published_at":"2026-09-05T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/mystery-pneumonia-in-china","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG9830892555.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG9830892555.mp3","summary":"Clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in Beijing and North China What’s behind China’s mysterious wave of childhood pneumonia? China, surge in respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, in children. International society for infectious diseases https://promedmail.org https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/china-disease-latest-who-covid-infection-children/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12779783/child-pneumonia-outbreak-china-hospitals.html Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (International Society for Infectious Diseases) Clusters of “undiagnosed pneumonia” We expected a surge in respiratory disease this time of year, but what is happening in China is unusual. ? more than rebound ? community immune debt Hospitals in Beijing and 500 miles northeast in Liaoning are 'overwhelmed with sick children' with unusual symptoms that include Radio Free Asia reported said that more than 3,500 cases of 'respiratory infection' had been admitted to the Beijing Children's Hospital at the start of October,. 1000 new cases per day https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/223609-overview China has now included Mycoplasma pneumoniae as well as other known respiratory pathogens, like influenza, covid and RSV Local reports inflammation in the lungs a high fever but no cough Mycoplasma pneumoniae It is among the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia in school age children. Generalized aches and pains Fever usually ≤ 102°F, (38.9’C) Cough - Usually nonproductive Sore throat (nonexudative pharyngitis) Headache/myalgias Chills but not rigors Nasal congestion with coryza Earache General malaise Pneumonia develops in only 5-10% of persons who are infected. The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/28/…","meta_description":"Clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in Beijing and North China What’s behind China’s mysterious wave of childhood pneumonia? China, surge in respiratory ill…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1003,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-john-campbell-7851784/episodes/mystery-pneumonia-in-china/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/mystery-pneumonia-in-china.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}