Melioidosis, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Latest News

It's very rare for people to get the disease from another person.

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Melioidosis Latest News

Recently, health authorities have confirmed melioidosis in a patient from Turakapalem village in Andhra Pradesh.

It is caused by an infectious disease caused by the environmental Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei.
It is seasonal, with 75–85% of cases occurring during the rainy season.
It has a high case fatality rate (CFR) ranging from 16% to 50% in known endemic regions.
It is an infectious disease endemic in Southeast Asia, northern Australia, much of the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
It is common in people living with: Diabetes, Alcohol use disorder, Chronic kidney disease Chronic lung disease (like cystic fibrosis or COPD).
Symptoms: Fever, headache, trouble breathing and Stomach or chest pain etc.

Touching contaminated soil with the hands or feet, especially if there are small cuts in the skin.
Drinking contaminated water that has not been chlorinated
Breathing in contaminated dust or water droplets
Exposure to severe weather events such as tropical monsoon storms, cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons.
Treatment: At present, there is no vaccine available for melioidosis.

Source: DTE

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