ThePitt Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 18:00 30 September 2012 by Debora MacKenzie A nastier kind of salmonella infection has emerged alongside the HIV epidemic in Africa. The finding is the first evidence that HIV might be allowing new human pathogens to evolve in immunosuppressed people. Most people who get salmonella contract it from eating contaminated meat, leading to an unpleasant but brief gut upset. But in Africa, the bacteria escapes into the blood of people with suppressed immune systems, causing a fever called invasive, non-typhoidal salmonella (iNTS) that can kill in up to 45 per cent of cases. The main victims used to be children who have immune deficiency as a result of malnutrition or malaria, but iNTS is also a classic complication of HIV. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22318-hiv-could-be-turning-salmonella-nastier.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted October 2, 2012 Member Share Posted October 2, 2012 The entire planet is turning against us, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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