Diseases

Melioidosis

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An infectious illness, also called whitmore's disease, that is most frequent in southeast asia and northern australia and is caused by a bacteria calledburkholderia pseudomallei found in soil, rice paddies and stagnant waters.

SYMPTOMS

Ulmonary infection: fever, headache, loss of appetite (anorexia), cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, and general muscle soreness.
Localized infection: the effects can also be localized to infection on the skin (cellulitis) with pain or swelling, ulceration, and abscess, with associated fever and muscle aches.
Bloodstream infection: , symptoms can include fever, headache, respiratory distress, abdominal discomfort, joint pain, and disorientation.
Disseminated infection

CAUSES

Breathing in contaminated dust or water droplets
Drinking contaminated water that hasn’t been chlorinated
Touching contaminated soil with the hands or feet, especially if there are small cuts in the skin