What is the meliidehosis?
Meloidosis is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Burkholderia pseudomallei . Also known as NightCliff Gardner's disease and Whitmore's disease can be found mainly in Southeast Asia and other tropical places. Normal stations Burkholderia pseudomallei is water and soil, and infection can spread to people who drink contaminated water or come into contact with contaminated soil.
The disease causing bacteria is endemic in Southeast Asia, which means it is always present in the population. It is also common in the South Pacific, the Middle East, India and Africa. Meloidosis is primarily a disease of the tropics, but is considered to be a worrying Western world because of its potential as an agent of the biological war.
Animals such as cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, cats and dogs may also be infected and transmitted by disease. As in humans, infection occurs as a result of direct prolonged with contaminated sources. ForThe transmission between people is very rare, but may occur during sexual contact or other intimate contact if body fluids are exchanged. The first is an acute localized infection that is the result of an infection that begins as a skin lesion. Early symptoms include muscle and fever pain. Although these symptoms themselves are not serious, this form of infection can quickly proceed to infect the bloodstream, which is potentially fatal.
Acute bloodstream infection causes symptoms such as headache, respiratory difficulty, muscle and tenderness pain, diarrhea and confusion. This form of disease is most common in people who have suppressed immune systems. People with AIDS, diabetes and kidney failure are particularly vulnerable.
When the Dune is inhalation Burkholderia pseudomallei is usually the result of lung infection, such as bronchitis or pneumonia. Between a possible symptomAky include headache, high fever, muscle pain, chest pain and cough. The fourth form of infection is called chronic supsurative infection. This includes one or more organs that may include skin, liver, lungs, spleen, bones, brain and lymph nodes.
In order to diagnose meloidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei must be isolated and cultivated from body fluid or tissue sample taken from the patient. For this purpose, samples such as stool, urine or blood are usually used for this purpose. Another method of diagnosis is measuring antibodies specific to bacteria. Detection of such antibodies suggests that the patient was in contact with bacteria, but not necessarily that they have active infection.
Meliide treatment usually consists of antibiotics of penicillin or penicillin-analog. NT medicines, including penicillin, amoxicillin, doxycycline, cetriaxone and aztrean are used. Most types of infection are not fatal and respond well to antibiotic treatment; Acute blood infectionHowever, the riverbed is a serious condition that is often fatal.