The cause of the pathogenic cause of "unknown cause of pneumonia" in Argentina was confirmed

On September 3, local time, the Chairman of the Argentine Senate Health Committee and former Thenkan Public Health Bureau Director Pablo Jerdelin said in an interview with the media that according to the laboratory data, recently discovered at Ruz Hospital, Tunkman Province The cause of pneumonia is the cause of the Legion.

Earlier that day, the Minister of Health of Argentina Kara Bissoti also confirmed that some patient samples were positive in the test of the Legion bacteria and are verifying the specific category of the Legion bacteria. He said, "From a professional point of view, it can be confirmed that this is the outbreak of the Legion bacteria, which may be the lung -enchanting Legion."

Recently, many cases of unknown pneumonia have occurred in the northern Argentine province. The first cases of the first case appeared in the Ruz Hospital in the province, most of which were medical staff in the hospital. At present, the hospital has been blocked and stopped receiving new patients. The Ministry of Health of Argentina said that the first patients with vomiting, high fever, muscle soreness, diarrhea, and diarrhea were successively experienced from August 18th to 22nd. The imaging test showed bilateral infections. The possibility of influenza and a variety of common pathogenic infections. As of the morning of September 3, the province had reported a total of 11 cases of unknown pneumonia and 4 cumulative death cases.

Legionella is a kind of pathogenic bacteria in the cells, generally in the environment of natural freshwater and artificial water (tap water, hot water shower, central air -conditioning condensed water, cooling tower water, etc.), or in native animals ( Such as amoeb) intracellachy. There are 50 kinds of legions that have been confirmed. Among them, the most closely related to human diseases are the lung -adding corps bacteria, and 16 serum types have been found.

Source: CCTV News Client

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