View full size image. Miles beneath the Earth's surface, where no light or air reaches, tiny organisms are eking out a meager existence. Yet despite making up an estimated 6 percent of all life on Earth, researchers know almost nothing about these deep-dwellers.iew full size image. Miles beneath the Earth's surface, where no light or air reaches, tiny organisms are eking out a meager existence. Yet despite making up an estimated 6 percent of all life on Earth, researchers know almost nothing about these deep-dwellers.
Symptoms and Types. Symptoms of mycoplasmosis includes simultaneous inflammation of several joints (known as polyarthritis), such as the knees, ankles, hips, or shoulders. Long-term lameness, difficulty moving, fever, and general signs of discomfort are some of the typical signs.
Certain kinds of nontuberculous mycobacteria may cause skin infections. These infections may look like open sores, red lumps, or red rashes. The skin infections are usually on the fingers, hands, elbows, knees, and feet. If untreated, nontuberculous mycobacteria may spread to peopleâs joints or bones.eople may also get infected by handling infected fish. These fish may also have open sores on their skin. As a result, the illness is nicknamed such things as âfish handlerâs diseaseâ and âaquarium handlerâs disease.â Nontuberculous mycobacteria that cause skin infections do not spread from one person to another.