A research study revealed that biomarkers found in microorganisms in the nose and upper throat can help assess the extent of infection of an individual with corona, which may help in developing new treatment strategies against infectious diseases, according to a report on the website. time now news
These nasal microbes are front-line protection from viruses, bacteria and other pathogens that enter these natural pathways, said Sadanand Volzel, a geriatric researcher in the Department of Medicine at Georgia Medical School, Augusta University in the US.
The detailed study published in the journal Diagnostics Strong association between nasal microbiota, MERS infection and severity between asymptomatic and asymptomatic, researchers found a significant difference in the magnitude of diversity of microorganisms.
The team examined the microbes of 27 people aged 49 to 78 who were negative for the virus, 30 who were positive but had no symptoms, and 27 who were positive with mild symptoms that did not require hospitalization, and found low readings of bacteria in the nasopharyngeal cavity of individuals showing asymptomatic versus only two and four individuals in the negative and positive and asymptomatic groups, respectively the vast majority of asymptomatic positive individuals still had a sufficient number of microbes.
The symptomatic individuals had significantly higher levels of two types of bacteria, including Cutibacterium , found generally on the skin and associated with acne but also with heart infection and shoulder infections after surgery on the contrary, there was a significantly lower presence of a handful of other less well-studied bacteria.
The microorganisms of both infected groups, symptomatic and asymptomatic, contain high levels of bacteria such as cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, which can be found in contaminated water but habitually live in the microbiome of humans which appears to play a role A role in regulating the immune response These bacteria usually enter the body through mucosal surfaces, such as those in the nose, and are known to cause pneumonia and liver damage.