How Do You Recognize And Prevent Glanders Disease (Burkholderia Mallei)?
• Know who is at risk. Although cases have been scattered and somewhat isolated, there are those who are at a higher risk of contracting the disease, this includes: • Veterinarians. • Caretakers of horses, mules, and donkeys. • Laboratory technicians who work with the bacterium Burkholderia mallei. • Recognize the symptoms of Glanders. • Generalized symptoms: • Fever. • Headache. • Muscle aches. • Extreme tearing of the eyes. • Sensitivity to light. • Chest pain. • Tightening of the muscles. • Diarrhea. • Localized infections: • In the event of a cut or scratch in the skin, a skin lesion will develop within 1 to 5 days where the bacteria entered the body. • Swollen lymph nodes. • An excessive increase of mucus production from the affected sites (eyes, nose, lungs). • Pulmonary infections: • Pneumonia. • Collection of pus in the lung tissues (pulmonary abscesses) • Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the chest/lungs (pleural effusion). • Chronic infections: • Multiple abscesses in the mus
