Get to know "soil fever," symptoms and how to prevent it.

What is soil fever?

It is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which often lives in soil, water, rice fields, fields and cultivation sites throughout Thailand.

This infection can live in acidic soils and prosper in humid places, such as in eastern Thailand, and is resistant to the environment during the rainy season.

👉 the infection route into the body.

Infection can enter the body in three main ways:

1. Through the skin, such as having a wound and touching water or contaminated soil.

2. Through drinking water or eating contaminated food

3. Inhaling infected dust / dust

⛔ symptoms of the disease.

Symptoms are varied; and may mimic other infectious diseases, such as:

Generally onset, after infection, within 1-21 days, but some may be as late as a year, depending on the amount of infection and the immunity of the individual.

⛔ common symptoms.

⚠️ acute high fever.

⚠️ headaches, body aches, joints, bones.

⚠️ pulmonary symptoms such as cough, sputum, shortness of breath.

Skin ⚠️: pus or chronic ulcer

⛔ severe complications.

Blood system: sepsis results in low pressure, shock, possibly death within 2-3 days.

Internal organs such as liver, kidney, brain, bone may be affected.

People with congenital diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidneys, low immunity are at higher risk.

✅ how to prevent soil fever.

There are methods of prevention recommended by medical organizations:

➡️ avoid wading through water or trampling mud for a long time. If unavoidable, boots or shoe-covered plastic bags should be worn to prevent infection.

If there is a wound, it should be closed with waterproof plaster and wash the wound with soapy water immediately after touching the soil or mud.

➡️ wash the body immediately after wading through water or touching a potentially infected environment.

➡️ drink. Clean or boiled water only cooked. Avoid water from natural sources.

➡️ maintain healthy overall health and avoid touching animals or carcasses that may be a source of infection.

If there is a high fever for more than five days in a row or an illness after contact with soil / water, please seek medical attention immediately and provide a history of risk.

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