CDC warns of rare deadly disease found in Georgia

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a person from Georgia has died from a rare disease usually found in South Asia: Melioidosis.

The new death brings the total number of confirmed cases to four in different states. The cases have included adults and children. Two of the four patients had no known risk factors for melioidosis; two died.

None of the cases from Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota or Texas traveled internationally, puzzling experts.

The CDC said the diagnosis is challenging because unlike the germs that cause most foodborne outbreaks, the bacteria responsible for melioidosis can take two to three weeks to make someone sick.

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What in the world is going on? Like we don't have enough on our plate! Seems like Covid didn't do the job, so they introduce something new.
Something to watch out for I'm sure

Kinda surprised they did not call it COVID DELTA X or pick a letter !

a reply to: Hellas

Except these two nasties aren't remotely enough for any kind of population control. Two low a mortality rate and not transmissible enough.

Most likely natural.

With a country as large as the US there will be dozens of "rare" outbreaks every year

The cure for meliodosis is raw bat meat, I read that as a snapple fun fact.

a reply to: Hellas

Wuhan virus outbreak near biolab.

Georgia virus outbreak near biolab.

Nothing to see here folks

a reply to: dashen


4 different states?

originally posted by: musicismagic
a reply to: dashen


4 different states?

They got door dash, and a stupid robot that delivers for dominos pizza and gets lost frequently.

a reply to: musicismagic

4 different states, a rare Asian food borne virus.

No connections.

nothing to see here

news in Europe is reporting on this,


It seems like the contamination source is the same for all patients, but since the patients don't even know each other and live far apart, they are speculating if the bacteria could be in imported products...

a reply to: dashen

it's a bacteria, not a virus

can processed food ?

originally posted by: KindraLabelle2
a reply to: dashen

it's a bacteria, not a virus

So is anthrax, they got a magic jab with boosters for that too.

a reply to: Hellas

Well if its bacteria that's responsibility then I guess that's right.

If people constantly keep washing their hands using alcholhol to kill bacteria then all you are doing is creating a super bacteria.. the bacteria evolves to the point the alcohol is not a threat anymore

I'm not saying this is the case but we are creating a super bacteria from excessive hand sanitisation

originally posted by: KindraLabelle2
a reply to: dashen

it's a bacteria, not a virus

Even better.

a reply to: lSkrewloosel

idk if it will be an issue, I wish I knew where to look but there was a study done about content on fecal matter on peoples cell phones. So you wash your hands after crapping but the whole time your crapping your reading your $#ter feed. After the hand wash you go back to dinner and need to answer a call... Works itself out.

sorry bro screwing with words like that but that really was a study and apparently there is lots of doo doo on peoples devices.

It is also called Vietnamese Time Bomb, during Vietnam war some soldiers had it and incubation period was about 9 days. Tho some soldiers had it without symptoms and longest recorded time carrying bacteria was 62 years.
This bacteria is on top soil and surface of water ( mud & water ) most acute cases has been involved with people who almost drowned. It causes cought and pneumonia, pain in joints and bones also abscesses in the liver, spleen and prostate.

originally posted by: dollukka
It is also called Vietnamese Time Bomb, during Vietnam war some soldiers had it and incubation period was about 9 days. Tho some soldiers had it without symptoms and longest recorded time carrying bacteria was 62 years.
This bacteria is on top soil and surface of water ( mud & water ) most acute cases has been involved with people who almost drowned. It causes cought and pneumonia, pain in joints and bones also abscesses in the liver, spleen and prostate.

sign me up

a reply to: KindraLabelle2

www.frontiersin.org...

originally posted by: steaming
a reply to: KindraLabelle2

www.frontiersin.org...

So what does that study mean to you?

model 1: virus promotes growth of bacterial infection. Bacteria are the cause of mortality
model 2: virus promotes growth of bacteria? Virus is the cause of mortality
model 3: virus and bacteria are independent. Both equally cause mortality
model 4: the multi path, already ruled out.

as they conclude, it raises more questions then answers

a reply to: Hellas

The people at risk are Diabetics, cancer patients, kidney disease, and chronic lung disease, How many people are inflicted with those conditions? Coincidence? I think not!