Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disease
|
| gptkbp:affects |
animals
humans |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Whitmore's disease
|
| gptkbp:category |
neglected tropical disease
zoonosis |
| gptkbp:causedBy |
Burkholderia pseudomallei
|
| gptkbp:diagnosedBy |
blood culture
culture of pus or sputum |
| gptkbp:endemicTo |
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Northern_Australia |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1912
Alfred Whitmore |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
melioidosis
|
| gptkbp:mortalityRate |
high if untreated
|
| gptkbp:notableOutbreaks |
Bangladesh 2022
Northern Australia annual wet season |
| gptkbp:prevention |
avoid contact with soil and standing water in endemic areas
use of protective clothing |
| gptkbp:riskFactor |
gptkb:diabetes_mellitus
alcoholism immunosuppression chronic kidney disease |
| gptkbp:symptom |
gptkb:pneumonia
fever septicemia abscess formation chronic infection |
| gptkbp:transmission |
ingestion of contaminated water
contact with contaminated soil or water inhalation of contaminated dust or water droplets |
| gptkbp:treatment |
gptkb:meropenem
gptkb:trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole gptkb:ceftazidime |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Zoonoses
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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