Not only destroy the future of the younger generation, not infrequently fatal drug users. In the UK, recently reportedly died of a heroin user. Not because of an overdose, but because the drug mixed anthrax infection.
This middle-aged man found dead in Glasgow's heroin contaminated with blood. Heroin was found in the anthrax bacteria were allegedly responsible for his death.
"This is an isolated case in Glasgow and there have been sporadic cases in UK and Europe in recent months," said Public Health consultant, Dr Syed Ahmed as reported by the Daily Mail, Friday (03/15/2013).
This is not the first case. UK Health Protection Agency or the Health Protection Agency confirmed there are cases of fatalities due to the use of anthrax-infected heroin in Suffolk in December 2012.
A victim named Claire Skelton (42 years) origin of Rochester died in King's College Hospital, London for anthrax infection from injecting drug use.
"We are working with other services and peers to guard against any possibility of other cases, especially among injecting drug users," said Dr. Ahmed.
Anthrax disease is caused by bacterial infection and most commonly affects herbivorous mammals. Several other animal and bird species can also be infected with this deadly bacteria. Drug users infected with the bacteria when using contaminated drugs anthrax spores.
These spores are very rarely spread from person to person and can not be transmitted through the air. Symptoms include itching, acne turn into swollen and widespread. If left untreated, the infection can spread and cause blood poisoning. It took a week from start to display symptoms infected.
Hopefully the news and this information can be of concern to us all of the dangers and risks of drug addicts.
Source of news: http://health.detik.com/read/2013/03/15/200058/2195520/763/suntik-heroin-campur-antraks-pemadat-meregang-nyawa?l771108bcj
This middle-aged man found dead in Glasgow's heroin contaminated with blood. Heroin was found in the anthrax bacteria were allegedly responsible for his death.
"This is an isolated case in Glasgow and there have been sporadic cases in UK and Europe in recent months," said Public Health consultant, Dr Syed Ahmed as reported by the Daily Mail, Friday (03/15/2013).
This is not the first case. UK Health Protection Agency or the Health Protection Agency confirmed there are cases of fatalities due to the use of anthrax-infected heroin in Suffolk in December 2012.
A victim named Claire Skelton (42 years) origin of Rochester died in King's College Hospital, London for anthrax infection from injecting drug use.
"We are working with other services and peers to guard against any possibility of other cases, especially among injecting drug users," said Dr. Ahmed.
Anthrax disease is caused by bacterial infection and most commonly affects herbivorous mammals. Several other animal and bird species can also be infected with this deadly bacteria. Drug users infected with the bacteria when using contaminated drugs anthrax spores.
These spores are very rarely spread from person to person and can not be transmitted through the air. Symptoms include itching, acne turn into swollen and widespread. If left untreated, the infection can spread and cause blood poisoning. It took a week from start to display symptoms infected.
Hopefully the news and this information can be of concern to us all of the dangers and risks of drug addicts.
Source of news: http://health.detik.com/read/2013/03/15/200058/2195520/763/suntik-heroin-campur-antraks-pemadat-meregang-nyawa?l771108bcj
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