What does P. Aeruginosa bacteria do?
P. Aeruginosa is a bacterium that breaks down human tissue, in already compromised hosts. The bacteria get into the body through a break in the body’s defences, whether through a wound from a burn, a urinary tract infection or any other illness. Once it has come in contact with the body, the bacteria multiply quickly and use the body’s own defence mechanisms (such as using the iron released by defence mechanisms as a nutrient) to rapidly infect the area.
The body is an optimum place for P. Aeruginosa to grow as it is a moist environment, with a temperature of 37°C (P. Aeruginosa grows between temperatures of 37°C and 42°C). The temperature range that the bacteria grows in, means that even when a patient infected with the bacteria is running a high temperature, the bacteria will be able to continue to spread. P. Aeruginosa is resistant to practically all the human bodies’ normal immune defences, allowing it to cause additional infections. (As shown in the Signs and Symptoms section)
The body is an optimum place for P. Aeruginosa to grow as it is a moist environment, with a temperature of 37°C (P. Aeruginosa grows between temperatures of 37°C and 42°C). The temperature range that the bacteria grows in, means that even when a patient infected with the bacteria is running a high temperature, the bacteria will be able to continue to spread. P. Aeruginosa is resistant to practically all the human bodies’ normal immune defences, allowing it to cause additional infections. (As shown in the Signs and Symptoms section)