Female reproductive system naturally produce a variety of vaginal secretions to help keep the vagina clean and healthy. Normally, the liquid is clear, the color of milk, and does not emit strong odors. However, all normal vaginal fluids.
When the vaginal fluid to produce a foul odor or is accompanied by pain or burning sensation in the vaginal area should be a concern. So what is really annoying? Bacteria, fungi and parasites are among the causes of abnormal vaginal discharge. A woman is likely to have at least one vaginal infection in their lifetime.
By having this disease, most women with vaginal infections were ashamed to speak privately with your doctor. In fact, about 70 percent of women treat their own vaginal infections. But precisely this fact adds more problems.
An international survey of scientists from New Zealand and Denmark revealed exactly how the superbug Staphylococcus aureus escapes the body’s immune defenses key.
Maurice Wilkins Centre scientists led by Professor John Fraser, University of Auckland and a team of scientists led by Professor Gregers Anderson of the University of Aarhus, Denmark, described how a protein from S. Staphylococcus interferes with the human immune system. Their results were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS).
In New Zealand, like many other countries, S. aureus is the most common cause of nosocomial infection. It also causes severe outbreaks in the community where antibiotic resistant strains such as MRSA is proving very difficult to treat.
Professor Fraser, associate director of the Maurice Wilkins Centre, says the study, the culmination of six years, focuses on a small protein called superbug SSL7 (protein Staphylococcal superantigens and 7). The team has shown that this protein binds to immunoglobulin A (IgA), an antibody of special pleading in your gut and lung. The protein also binds complement C5 SSL7 a series of proteins that “complement” the work of antibodies to destroy bacteria.