Danger! U.S. outbreak of rare bacteria that kills 50%, infects even if you don't leave your front door

Who would have thought that a rare virus would emerge in society before the new crown pneumonia has been completely eradicated? According to foreign media reports, a very rare bacterium, nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia, has been found in southern Mississippi, USA, with a mortality rate of 50%. Even if Stargate is not, it can still be infected. What's going on here?

It is not the first time that the nasal-like Burkholderia cepacia has appeared in human society. It has been found in Southeast Asia, South America, Australia, and other places and is considered a relatively popular virus. However, although Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia has been seen before, it is an isolated case and does not cause mass outbreaks.

This is a relatively rare occurrence, so it has attracted a lot of attention. To date, the US Department of Health has not identified the source of Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia. With the delayed results, some people have started to speculate that it could have come from a "biological laboratory".

Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia can cause disease in humans and livestock, mainly through water, body fluids, wounds, and other routes of infection. Nosocomial Burkholderia pseudomallei lives mainly in soil structures such as rice paddies and muddy water, so it is relatively widespread, which is one of the reasons why there is so much concern.

This is not the first time that Nosocomial Burkholderia pseudomallei has been found in the United States. Within a year, more than 10 people will have been infected. In the case of those infected before, they all left the country and were all tested for Burkholderia cepacia shortly after returning home.

But this year's infections are different because the newly emerged infections did not leave the country and Mexico, where the infections are located, has not had an infected person for 2 years. In other words, the new infections found in Mexico are "inexplicable" infections of Burkholderia capacity, which is something to think about. Where does the virus come from?

In this particular case, many believe that Burkholderia pseudomallei may have been incubating in the area for a long time. Perhaps infected individuals may not only be found in these cases. If there are a large number of latently infected people, it would mean that a new outbreak is likely to result.

The main concern is the source of the virus. Did it come from a biological laboratory, as is suspected? Could it have been introduced into China through the chain of transmission?

The source of the virus has not been investigated and we don't know where it came from or if it has spread. No evidence has been found in the US that it came from a particular laboratory, nor that someone deliberately poisoned it, so there is still a lot of doubt this time and it will take time to investigate.

Some experts believe that the climatic conditions in southern Mississippi are ideal for this virus, which is why it can often be detected in rice fields and concrete. In other words, the disease has been lurking in southern Mississippi and could have spread to other states through several channels as well.

So can the pathogen spread on a wide scale? Experts have also given answers to this question, stating that although the virus is spreading rapidly, there will not be a mass outbreak because the United States has the most advanced medical technology in the world, and even if there are more confirmed patients, effective measures can be taken to cut off the transmission route or treat the symptoms and cure the patients.

Also, will the pathogen enter China? The virus is present in China. the first domestic cases of infection were found in 1991, with patients mainly in Guangdong, including four cases in Zhanjiang. Subsequently, a few cases were also seen in Guangxi, Hainan, and Hong Kong in China, but none of them caused mass transmission and we still do not need to worry.

Furthermore, China now takes strict precautions against imported products, with comprehensive disinfection and testing. So the likelihood of mass carriage of the disease is greatly reduced. There may be some leakage, but it will not cause too much impact.

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The most effective way to prevent germ infections is to practice hygiene and wear a mask to avoid inhaling toxic germs and viruses directly, and wearing a mask is also a very good preventive measure. So in your daily life, especially when the epidemic is not yet completely over, wear a mask, practice hygiene, and disinfect. What do you think about this?