bacteria in mouth - worth thinking about

THIS COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THOSE THAT LIKE A GOOD SNOG !
 
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A type of bacteria found in the mouth has the potential to cause serious  
illness - even death - if it enters the bloodstream through bleeding gums or  
mouth ulcers.

The _Daily Mail_
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2104625/Lethal-bug-lurking-inside-mouth-kill-enters-bloodstream-say-scientists.html)  
reports that scientists have recently identified  the bacteria, called
Streptococcus tigurinus, and are now trying to establish  how common it is and how
much of a risk it poses to public health.

Researchers from the University of Zurich in  Switzerland isolated the
bacterium from the blood of patients suffering from  serious conditions
including inflammation of the heart (endocarditis),  meningitis and inflammation of
the spine (spondylodiscitis).

They have found that it is similar to other  strains of Streptococcus that
are found in the mouth and they are now trying to  discover how it spreads.

Dr Andrea Zbinden,  who led the study, said that the discovery of the new
bacterium is no cause for  alarm, but it's important that doctors are aware
of it and know how to treat and  limit its spread.

She said: "This  bacterium seems to have a natural potential to cause
severe disease and so it's  important that clinicians and microbiologists are
aware of it.

"The next step is to work out exactly how  common this bacterium is in the
oral cavity and what risk it poses.

"Immunosuppression, abnormal heart valves,  dental surgeries or chronic
diseases are common predisposing factors for blood  infections by this group of
bacteria. However, the specific risk factors for S.  tigurinus remain to be
determined."

Do you suffer from bleeding gums? Let us know  below...

Click on the image below  for some tips for healthy teeth

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Thanks so much, Paul, for the valuable info. Also, there's MARCONS (multiply antibiotic-resistant ?? negative staph) infection that EVERYONE w/ Lyme has hiding in their nostrils & forming biofilm. You have to snort powdered herbs like coptis to deal w/ it. I haven't been able to follow up w/ it b/c my nostrils & skull ache so badly when I snort the herbs. Look up MARCONS. I'm too sick to look for link rite now. 
-E. Drew

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      THIS COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THOSE THAT LIKE A GOOD SNOG !

 

puk

 

 

 

 

A type of bacteria found in the mouth has the potential to cause serious  

illness - even death - if it enters the bloodstream through bleeding gums or  

mouth ulcers.



The _Daily Mail_

(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2104625/Lethal-bug-lurking-inside-mouth-kill-enters-bloodstream-say-scientists.html)  

reports that scientists have recently identified  the bacteria, called

Streptococcus tigurinus, and are now trying to establish  how common it is and how

much of a risk it poses to public health.



Researchers from the University of Zurich in  Switzerland isolated the

bacterium from the blood of patients suffering from  serious conditions

including inflammation of the heart (endocarditis),  meningitis and inflammation of

the spine (spondylodiscitis).



They have found that it is similar to other  strains of Streptococcus that

are found in the mouth and they are now trying to  discover how it spreads.



Dr Andrea Zbinden,  who led the study, said that the discovery of the new

bacterium is no cause for  alarm, but it's important that doctors are aware

of it and know how to treat and  limit its spread.



She said: "This  bacterium seems to have a natural potential to cause

severe disease and so it's  important that clinicians and microbiologists are

aware of it.



"The next step is to work out exactly how  common this bacterium is in the

oral cavity and what risk it poses.



"Immunosuppression, abnormal heart valves,  dental surgeries or chronic

diseases are common predisposing factors for blood  infections by this group of

bacteria. However, the specific risk factors for S.  tigurinus remain to be

determined."



Do you suffer from bleeding gums? Let us know  below...



Click on the image below  for some tips for healthy teeth



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