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what is Melioidosis?
Melioidosis (are also known as Whitmore's disease or Nightcliff farmer disease) is infectious disease that due to negative Gram bacteria, pseudomallei Burkholderia , that exist on land and water. Melioidosis (bacteria due to water and land). This disease not caused by virus but a kind of germ from rat urine and land area that are polluted.
This disease is dominant in the country that topical and widespread in Southeast Asian countries and Australian northern. This bacteria can be found in sources of water and land that are polluted like paddy field, stagnant water and lake. This disease spread to mankind, animal or plant. Infection to mankind is through direct contact (direct contact) with land and water through wound, inhale dust or water drops that are polluted.Symptom including ill in chest area, bone, or joint; cough; skin infection, node lungs, and watery lungs.
Incubation period
Nine days (range 1-21 days)
Who at risk?
Diabetes High Risk Group liver disease, kidney disease, talasemia, cancer or immune system disease stres.sed not chronic lung disease, there is no vaccine that can prevent melioidosis infection but can use personal protective equipment such as protect the body such as use footwear, gloves, goggles and other this very important to our life.
Prevention or how to control
To avoid for infection also can use personal protective equipment example footwear, goggles, boots, gloves and others. Beside that also when gets hurt must to quickly for treatment.
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