<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat is the historical background or context of Mycoplasma pneumonia?  <response>: <reason> Mycoplasma pneumoniae was first described by Hobart A. Reimann in 1938 in a patient with a self-limited atypical pneumonia. In 1943, Reimann first described the phenomenon of cold agglutination. The term Mycoplasma is Greek for fungus-formed because Mycoplasma was first thought to be a fungus. In 1944, Eaton reported Eatons agent as the primary cause of atypical pneumonia. In 1961, M. pneumoniae was discovered to be Eatons agent. 