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What is Glanders?

What is Glanders?

• Glanders: An infectious disease caused by a bacterium (Burkholderia mallei). It is usually a disease that affects horses and mules but can also infect other animals and humans. Human infection usually occurs in laboratory settings or in those with prolonged contact with infected animals. Symptoms are determined by whether infection occurs through the skin or via the lungs or blood stream. Bloodstream infections are the most severe and usually result in death within weeks.
• Glanders: A contagious disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI and characterized by ulceration of the respiratory mucosa and an eruption of nodules on the skin.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Glanders: a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Glanders: Introduction

Types of Glanders:

Broader types of Glanders:

• Bioterrorism
• Diseases contagious from animals
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How many people get Glanders?

Incidence (annual) of Glanders: 0 cases (CDC)
Incidence Rate of Glanders: approx 1 in 0 or 0.00% or 0 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Glanders: The United States has not seen any naturally occurring cases since the 1940s. However, it is still commonly seen among domestic animals in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America. (Source: excerpt from Glanders General: DBMD)

Who gets Glanders?

Geography Profile for Glanders: Geographically, the disease is endemic in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America. (Source: excerpt from Glanders General: DBMD)

How serious is Glanders?

Complications of Glanders: see complications of Glanders

What causes Glanders?

Causes of Glanders: see causes of Glanders
Risk factors for Glanders: see risk factors for Glanders

What are the symptoms of Glanders?

Symptoms of Glanders: see symptoms of Glanders

Complications of Glanders: see complications of Glanders

Can anyone else get Glanders?

More information: see contagiousness of Glanders

Glanders: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Glanders.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Glanders.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Glanders: see treatments for Glanders
Prevention of Glanders: see prevention of Glanders

Society issues for Glanders

Hospitalization statistics for Glanders: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Glanders:

• 0% (5) of hospital consultant episodes were for glanders and meliodosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for glanders and meliodosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60% of hospital consultant episodes for glanders and meliodosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for glanders and meliodosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60% of hospital consultant episodes for glanders and meliodosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for glanders and meliodosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Glanders

Main name of condition: Glanders

Other names or spellings for Glanders:

Burkholderia mallei, Burkholderia mallei infection

Actinobacillus mallei, Pseudomonas mallei Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Glanders:

• Melioidosis
• Bioterrorism agents
• Mallein test
• Zoonotic disease
• Infectious diseases

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