What is Pseudomonas Aeruginosa?
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa - opportunistic pathogen - is an infectious gram negative, rod-shaped strain of bacterium commonly found in moist/wet environments such as bathrooms, soil and water sources. P. Aeruginosa is called the opportunistic pathogen as it looks for a break in the host defences to commence the infection; meaning it mainly affects people who are already battling with another disease, infection or/and have a poor immune system. Healthy people can often carry the disease without showing any symptoms, or only demonstrating minor sign such as swimmers ear and/or a rash; however P. Aeruginosa can cause serious if not deadly infections in weaker populations (people with poor immune systems, elderly, babies and hospitalised). P. Aeruginosa, characterised by its green-blue colour pus, is a contagious disease that is not limited to infecting one tissue type. Unlike many other diseases which can only infect either the skin tissue or lung tissue (or whatever the disease is linked with), P. Aeruginosa can infect any human tissue including: skin, eyes, ears, nails and internal organ tissue.