Re: More on Pseudomonas A/Gale...

[Guest guest]

Gale,

We were told that PA's only live on wet environmet, once dry, no PA's.

Always wash your hands,

> > Is a person with a Pseudomonas infection at high risk of

> transmitting

> > their infection to another healthy individual?

> > No. Pseudomonas infections occur in individuals who have a

> particular

> > susceptibility to this bacterium - a susceptibility that is not

> > common to most people. The vast majority of people who come in

> > contact with Pseudomonas will not become infected. If you are a

> > healthy individual with no burns, cystic fibrosis disease, or

other

> > condition that may compromise your immune system, you should not

> fear

> > coming into contact with a person who has a Pseudomonas

infection.

> If

> > you have a child (for example) who has a Pseudomonas infection

you

> > should not be worried that your child may pass the infection on

to

> > other healthy people who have none of the risk factors mentioned

> > above. Also you do not have to worry that you, if a healthy

> > individual, may be the source/cause of a Pseudomonas infection in

> > someone who is infected.

> >

> > From: http://www.pseudomonas.com/p_aerug.html