Diplobacilli ( English diplobacillus , sometimes diplobacteria ) - bacilli that connect, like many other bacteria , in pairs. The diplobacillus is in the form of a short stick with rounded ends. Bacteria can exist at temperatures from -10 ° C to 55 ° C.
Content
- 1 Origin of the name bacteria
- 2 Types of Diplobacilli
- 3 Diseases caused by diplobacilli
- 4 See also
- 5 Links
The name of the bacteria
The name "diplobacillus" comes from 2 words:
- Greek diploos - double. Diplo- in Russian, a component of complex words, meaning “double”, “double”, “doubles”, “diploid”.
- lat bacillus - stick. Vacillus denotes the name of the genus of bacteria.
Types of diplobacilli
There are 2 types of these bacteria: saprophytes and pathogenic diplobacteria. Saprophytes should be in humans, and pathogenic diplobacteria cause diseases, their entry into the body is extremely undesirable.
Diplobacilli Disease
Angular or angular conjunctivitis is caused by a diplobacillus of Morax-Axenfeld. Most often this is a chronic disease. Infection is possible through personal items, as well as hands, because they receive a substance that is excreted from the patient’s eye and contains diplobacilli. With proper and timely treatment, this conjunctivitis ends successfully. With improper treatment, it can last for years.
Symptoms of the disease: pain and itching in the corners of the eyes, redness of the skin of the eyelids at the corners of the palpebral fissure, as well as the appearance of cracks on the skin. Complaints of patients are typical for this conjunctivitis: pain and severe itching in the corners of the eyes, especially intensifying in the evening. The skin of the eyelids at the corners of the palpebral fissure turns red, macerates, cracks appear. A viscous mucous discharge occurs in the eyes.
See also
- Bacillus
Links
- Conjunctivitis Morax-Axenfeld
- What is diplobacter? (inaccessible link)