M. Buruli maronda anowanzokanganisa maoko kana makumbo; fivha haina kujairika.M. Buruli maronda anoburitsa toxin inozivikanwa se myctcolaone, iyo inoderedza mashandiro ehurongwa hwekuzvidzivirira uye inokonzeresa kufa kwemasero. Mabhakitiriya kubva muboka rimwechete anokonzeresawo chirwere chechirwere uye maperembudzi (M. tuberculosis uye M. lepra, zvichiteerana). Hutachiona hahuzivikanwe kuti hunopararira sei.
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