猪链球菌病沾染科普常识问答(国外英文资料).docVIP

猪链球菌病感染科普知识问答 The people of the Peoples Republic of China are answering questions and answers to the question Source: chengdu daily: 2005-08-03 In recent days, the outbreak of the disease caused by infected pig streptococcus in sichuan province has been widely followed by the public. To this end, the urban centers for disease control and prevention, health education, edited a set of scientific knowledge qa to give you a systematic understanding of the disease. Q: what is streptococcus and streptococcal disease? A: streptococcus is shaped like a sphere under a microscope, which is arranged in a string. Many diseases, such as the suppurative tonsillitis and scarlet fever, are caused by streptococcus. There are many types of streptococcus bacteria that can infect pigs, but the most virulent and even the most severe of all human diseases are streptococcus mutans. This kind of pig streptococcus can secrete hemolytoxin, toxic shock toxin and other toxins. The most likely to be infected by pigs that have just been born less than a year old. After the pig disease, often appear to be a high fever, the appetite drops, the limb appears purple to fill the spot, shock, still can appear a limping, the nerve symptom that cant help oneself to turn around and so on; In the case of severe disease, the disease occurs quickly in the case of organ failure, causing sudden death in the heart, liver and kidney. Q: is streptococcal infection a new type of disease? A: a pig streptococcus infection is not a new disease. It has been recorded in places such as France, the Netherlands, Britain, and Inner Mongolia. Q: can streptococcal disease be prevented? A: it is totally possible to prevent and control. Streptococcal disease can occur all year round, especially in summer, autumn, humid and sultry weather. Streptococcal disease can spread through wounds, skin and mucous membranes and even respiratory tract in pigs. People are infected by direct contact with the infection, such as skin injury a