bacteria that affect human health:
LEPTOSPIRIA IN VALDIVIA
• The leptospiria, which is a pathogenic bacterium, it causes damage to human health, and zoonotic it is transmitted from animals to humans, are present in the environment southern Chile, and especially in Valdivia.
• Causes a disease called leptospirosis, which affects the kidneys, liver and brain, primarily, and if not treated in time, depending on how aggressive the agent, can cause death.
As the Universidad Austral de Chile, one of the most performed studies leptospiria in Chile, Patricia Puente, Bachelor and Master of Science in Microbiology, in this university, tells of his recent work: "Diagnosis of pathogenic Leptospira in humans."
Basically, what is your studio based?
My study is the diagnosis of pathogenic Leptospira from patients with symptoms associated with infection. Related hantavirus syndrome. Respiratory problems, kidney and liver in patients of the Health Service of Valdivia. Samples are taken at the Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Uach. Both
diseases are transmitted through the same host, who is the mouse, so I suspect that may have positive patients because the symptoms are very similar. We investigate whether patients are positive for Leptospira, both positive and negative hantavirus.
Continue Reading ...
From the analysis you've done, how many people have been infected?
Two years ago we have been studying a number of patients, of whom 11 have been infected with the bacteria.
And what is the current health status of these patients?
His current medical record kept under reserve. Surely, when we finish and get all the results of diagnostic leptospiria will be published.
The specialist identifies natural disasters as a major factor facilitating the spread with the bacteria, which mentions Valdivia and the 1960 earthquake.
Yes, there is high humidity Valdivia. Floods, for example, help to spread, because water is the main vehicle for transmitting the bacteria can survive after heating for long periods.
Can you say, then, that Valdivia is one of the cities where the disease occurs more at the national level?
Yes, plus the weather this is a mainly rural area, where high activity is practiced veterinary and agricultural, which allows transmission from animals to humans.
other hand, here at the University, many years ago that are doing studies, Dr. Estela Riedemann, in particular, being one of the few laboratories in Chile, where they make these scientific investigations.
As to how to detect this bacterium in patients of public services, what do you think the techniques are used, which failed to identify even in Chile, the bacteria, unless a study specific?
The truth is that the culture of the bacteria is very complex. So there must have in order to identify serovars. Making it very difficult to detect medical patients.
Thus, once an interest by the Health Service, by modifying the mechanisms by which bacteria is detected?
Well, now, who cares this is the SAG. That is the one who sends samples to the institutes.
What is medical treatment to combat leptospirosis?
mainly antibiotics. But its application depends on the type of infecting serovars, some growers are aggressive with humans, such as mouse, wherein if not detected early, can be late.
What if a person eats pork infected with the bacteria?
cooked meat with no increased risk, unless it was contaminated with animal urine or blood in the case of a recent infection.
And what happens in the case of niache, the Chilean custom, especially in the south, consuming raw blood of the lamb?
In that case, yes there are risks, with an infected animal. When handling raw meat, especially if the person is injured or becomes Contact the blood of the animal with the eyes, which is also a way where it enters the infection.
What about the slaughter?
We take samples from abattoirs, to see if the animals that are there have some form of vaccination to prevent infection of the bacteria by staff handling raw meat. What has been successful in most of the slaughterhouses studied. Although there are a few, less production, maintaining hygiene systems are not recommended.
What are the key findings of the study so far?
Well until now we can say that there is no relationship between patients with symptoms of hantavirus, with infection of leptospirosis. Yet the prevalence remains low, as shown by previous studies, in which the bacterium is presented with an 8 and 10% prevalence.
We do, unfortunately, is that this disease is little known even among doctors, so it is very possible there are infected people who are not aware of it.
• Causes a disease called leptospirosis, which affects the kidneys, liver and brain, primarily, and if not treated in time, depending on how aggressive the agent, can cause death.
As the Universidad Austral de Chile, one of the most performed studies leptospiria in Chile, Patricia Puente, Bachelor and Master of Science in Microbiology, in this university, tells of his recent work: "Diagnosis of pathogenic Leptospira in humans."
Basically, what is your studio based?
My study is the diagnosis of pathogenic Leptospira from patients with symptoms associated with infection. Related hantavirus syndrome. Respiratory problems, kidney and liver in patients of the Health Service of Valdivia. Samples are taken at the Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Uach. Both
diseases are transmitted through the same host, who is the mouse, so I suspect that may have positive patients because the symptoms are very similar. We investigate whether patients are positive for Leptospira, both positive and negative hantavirus.
Continue Reading ...
From the analysis you've done, how many people have been infected? Two years ago we have been studying a number of patients, of whom 11 have been infected with the bacteria.
And what is the current health status of these patients?
His current medical record kept under reserve. Surely, when we finish and get all the results of diagnostic leptospiria will be published.
The specialist identifies natural disasters as a major factor facilitating the spread with the bacteria, which mentions Valdivia and the 1960 earthquake.
Yes, there is high humidity Valdivia. Floods, for example, help to spread, because water is the main vehicle for transmitting the bacteria can survive after heating for long periods.
Can you say, then, that Valdivia is one of the cities where the disease occurs more at the national level?
Yes, plus the weather this is a mainly rural area, where high activity is practiced veterinary and agricultural, which allows transmission from animals to humans.
other hand, here at the University, many years ago that are doing studies, Dr. Estela Riedemann, in particular, being one of the few laboratories in Chile, where they make these scientific investigations.
As to how to detect this bacterium in patients of public services, what do you think the techniques are used, which failed to identify even in Chile, the bacteria, unless a study specific?
The truth is that the culture of the bacteria is very complex. So there must have in order to identify serovars. Making it very difficult to detect medical patients.
Thus, once an interest by the Health Service, by modifying the mechanisms by which bacteria is detected?
Well, now, who cares this is the SAG. That is the one who sends samples to the institutes.
What is medical treatment to combat leptospirosis?
mainly antibiotics. But its application depends on the type of infecting serovars, some growers are aggressive with humans, such as mouse, wherein if not detected early, can be late.
What if a person eats pork infected with the bacteria?
cooked meat with no increased risk, unless it was contaminated with animal urine or blood in the case of a recent infection.
And what happens in the case of niache, the Chilean custom, especially in the south, consuming raw blood of the lamb?
In that case, yes there are risks, with an infected animal. When handling raw meat, especially if the person is injured or becomes Contact the blood of the animal with the eyes, which is also a way where it enters the infection.
What about the slaughter?
We take samples from abattoirs, to see if the animals that are there have some form of vaccination to prevent infection of the bacteria by staff handling raw meat. What has been successful in most of the slaughterhouses studied. Although there are a few, less production, maintaining hygiene systems are not recommended.
What are the key findings of the study so far?
Well until now we can say that there is no relationship between patients with symptoms of hantavirus, with infection of leptospirosis. Yet the prevalence remains low, as shown by previous studies, in which the bacterium is presented with an 8 and 10% prevalence.
We do, unfortunately, is that this disease is little known even among doctors, so it is very possible there are infected people who are not aware of it.
0 comments:
Post a Comment