Work-Related Diseases
Find information on occupational work-related diseases including diseases, category and group, synonyms, severity, latency, risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatments and options.
Melioidosis
Occupational Disease Melioidosis
Melioidosis Category Infection, Occupational
Melioidosis Severity
Chronic
Melioidosis Synonyms
Whitmore disease
Information on Melioidosis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
A variety of syndromes are seen. 5-20% of farmers in endemic areas have antibodies without a history of overt disease. Other patients may develop pulmonary consolidation, necrotizing pneumonia, or rapidly fatal septicemia. The disease may be confused with typhoid fever or tuberculosis. Findings may include pulmonary cavitation, empyema, and osteomyelitis. Rice farmers in Thailand are at risk for this disease. Infection occurs through contact with contaminated water or soil through breaks in the skin, inhalation, or ingestion. [Chin, p. 335-7]
Melioidosis Latency
2 days to years
Melioidosis References
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/melioidosis_g.htm