{"id":125161,"date":"2026-09-19T14:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125161"},"modified":"2026-09-19T14:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:27:30","slug":"pneumocystis-jirovecii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pneumocystis-jirovecii\/","title":{"rendered":"Pneumocystis jirovecii"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pneumocystis jirovecii Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the findings of a study by researchers, Pneumocystis jirovecii fungi that can cause severe pneumonia in people with weaker or weakened immune systems appears to have become resistant to a drug that never intended to kill it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pneumocystis jirovecii<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an opportunistic <\/span><b>fungal pathogen.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>cause pneumonia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in patients <\/span><b>with impaired immune systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as those with AIDS or who are <\/span><b>receiving immunosuppressive drugs.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a ubiquitous organism <\/span><b>transmitted by aerosol route<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and causes no disease in immunocompetent patients.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Initially classified as a protozoa,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it has been considered a fungus since the 1990s based on molecular analyses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its life cycle primarily consists of <\/span><b>trophic (eg, trophozoites) and cystic forms.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>It is a lung infection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that mainly affects people with weakened immune systems. The fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii causes it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Signs and symptoms of Pneumocystis pneumonia: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fever<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chills<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cough<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortness of breath (dyspnea)<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatigue etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transmission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> P. jirovecii is transmitted from one person to another <\/span><b>through the air when someone coughs, sneezes or talks.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is treated with high doses of the <\/span><b>antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX).<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/fungus-found-evolving-resistance-to-drug-meant-for-humans\/article71469730.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pneumocystis jirovecii can cause pneumonia in patients with impaired immune systems, such as those with AIDS or who are receiving immunosuppressive drugs. 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