Three more people have been diagnosed with Melioidosis, an illness that occurs from bacterium B. pseudomallei, at Korom in Payyanur Municipality.
The bacteria lives in soil and surface water, and the illness spreads to humans and animals through direct contact with a contaminated source.
A 12-year-old boy and a young man were diagnosed with the disease and they are still undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mangaluru. Both developed symptoms such as pus and ulceration.
