Patients are being treated at the infectious disease department, Bac Kan General Hospital - Photo: Provided by the hospital
Accordingly, the test results of the Bac Kan Provincial Center for Disease Control showed that staphylococcus bacteria (S.aureus - staphylococcus aureus) were detected in the samples.
However, the source of the staphylococcal infection in the patients has not yet been determined. Initially, it was suspected that the cause could be from the communal meal or the water source.
Currently, the Bac Kan health sector is continuing to investigate and identify the source of the infection for thorough treatment. At the same time, it is advising people to maintain personal hygiene and take measures to prevent the disease.
Previously, as Tuoi Tre Online reported on September 20, 20 students in Nong Thuong commune were hospitalized with symptoms of vomiting, fever, stomachache, headache, and diarrhea, and are being monitored.
By noon on September 21, Bac Kan Provincial General Hospital and Bac Kan City Medical Center had received 49 cases of hospitalization with the same symptoms, bringing the total number of hospitalizations to 69.
All patients are students of Nong Thuong Primary and Secondary School, Bac Kan City.
Currently, the health status of the patients has stabilized. The Bac Kan Department of Health continues to direct medical facilities to focus on treating the patients.
What is staphylococcus bacteria?
According to information from the Ministry of Health, staphylococcus bacteria are found almost everywhere in the natural environment.
Staphylococcus bacteria can cause disease in humans at any time, any season, but in the summer they often cause some infectious diseases in humans, especially children.
There are three types of staphylococcus bacteria - S. aureus, S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus.
Of the three, staphylococcus aureus is the most pathogenic bacteria and can cause food poisoning. In particular, they are resistant to many antibiotics. Staphylococcus causes a wide variety of diseases, including some diseases that staphylococcus commonly causes in the summer.
Poor food hygiene can easily lead to food poisoning, of which staphylococcal poisoning is common.
Because staphylococcus aureus has very strong exotoxins, in addition, staphylococcus aureus exotoxins are different from exotoxins of other bacteria in that they are not destroyed when heated to 100 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
Therefore, if you eat food containing staphylococcus aureus or its toxins, the risk of food poisoning is very likely to occur. Food poisoning caused by staphylococcus aureus can easily cause an epidemic.
To avoid food poisoning caused by staphylococcus, it is necessary to ensure food hygiene and safety.
Do not eat uncooked foods such as blood pudding, salad, nem chua, nem chao, and do not eat raw vegetables, do not drink unboiled water. It is necessary to clean the environment very well, especially the hospital environment and the living environment in each family.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bac-kan-tu-cau-vang-khien-70-nguoi-om-cung-trieu-chung-20240922171102911.htm
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