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The symptoms: The woman was hospitalized after experiencing fever, cough and chest pain for about two days.
The diagnosis: The woman had melioidosis, a bacterial infection caused by a microbe that lives in soil and water in tropical and subtropical regions. People can become infected by breathing in dust or water contaminated with B. pseudomallei, or by touching contaminated soil or water, especially with broken skin.
What makes the case unique: Historically, most melioidosis cases detected in the U.S. have been connected to international travel. In this case, though, the woman was exposed to the bacteria much closer to home.—Superbugs are on the rise. How can we prevent antibiotics from becoming obsolete?The patient had never traveled outside the continental U.S., but she owned two fish tanks.
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