has more and more pets in recent years
's "furry" appearance
also attracts the attention of children
makes parents unexpected is that
has a disease that may be lurking around the child
9-year-old girl The cat got a strange disease
Recently, a 9-year-old girl in Shenzhen took her to the hospital for examination because of a lump on her left upper arm and armpit. The doctor found that the lymph nodes on the inner side of her elbow were swollen, which was different from the usual swollen lymph nodes. Once the swelling on her hand was touched, the little girl called out pain. After inquiring,
learned that the girl especially likes kittens. Some time ago, when she was playing and playing with the cat, she was inadvertently scratched by the cat. There were blood stains on her left middle finger and left forearm. Because there was no bleeding, the family did not take it seriously. According to the comprehensive examination results of
, the doctor diagnosed that this 9-year-old girl had "cat scratch disease." The doctor said that severe cat scratch disease may cause blindness!
Seeing this, many parents and families with pets may be a little panicked:
"So serious, can't keep pets anymore?"
"Can children never play with pets anymore?"
What should animals do?"
...
is not as good, let me take it with me, let’s take a look at what is "cat scratch disease"!
What is "cat scratch disease"? The full name of cat scratch disease (CSD) is "benign lymphoreticular endothelial cell hyperplasia", which is a bacterial infection. It is so named because people are infected through cats infected with Bartonella henselae. Z44z mainly occurs in children aged 5-14, and most children with have a history of cat scratches or bites. Why is
infected with "cat scratch disease"?
First of all, the cat is infected with Bartonella bacteria by a flea bite, or there is flea dirt (feces) on the cat's paw and the cat's teeth. At this time, the cat just scratches and bites the person, and the person's resistance is low. Probability of catching cat scratch disease. Moreover, infections of this disease mostly occur in children because they have low immunity.
Occasionally, people may get infected from fleas or ticks that carry Bartonella bacteria. People do not spread cat scratch disease between people. There is also no research claim that people get this disease by kissing cats. After all, the biggest source of cat scratch disease is fleas. What are the manifestations of
if you have "cat scratch disease"?
"Cat scratch disease" is relatively rare in clinic, and the common clinical symptoms are mostly mild systemic symptoms. Usually after being scratched, papules, blisters or pustules appear on the skin of the scratch, local lymph nodes are swollen, mainly seen in the head, neck and extremities, lymph nodes are swollen in the drainage area of the wound, which may involve single or multiple lymph nodes, in some cases It will be accompanied by symptoms such as general malaise, fatigue, and low-grade fever. Some cases of
have visceral damage, mainly involving the liver and spleen of the human body, resulting in hepatosplenic necrotizing granuloma. In severe cases, encephalitis, endocarditis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, etc. may occur.
If you go to the hospital for treatment, the doctor suspects that you may be infected with cat scratch disease and will conduct a full-body examination on the patient. It is difficult to make a diagnosis based on symptoms alone. Doctors need to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR) blood tests to determine whether Bartonella bacteria are present in the patient's body.
"Cat scratch disease" is not a very common disease
but it is really annoying.
There are still more things to pay attention to when children get along with small animals. Parents should pay more attention to
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◆Try not to let children and pets be alone. Although domestic pets are generally very gentle, it is difficult to predict what will happen to young children;
◆Do not forget the annual vaccination, and insist on deworming and bathing pets regularly;
◆Can be used if pets are bitten or scratched Rinse with clean water, or apply iodine and alcohol locally, and inject rabies vaccine in time;
◆Do not let your pets prey outside;
◆Do not give pets raw food, the utensils they use should be cleaned daily;
◆Do not get too close, and wash your hands thoroughly after touching your pet;
◆Warning children, if they are bitten by a pet, they must inform adults in time;
◆Prune nails regularly and don’t play rough games with pets ;Z1z
◆Poops of pets are cleaned every day, mothers-to-be should avoid direct contact with pets, and family members should remember to wash their hands in time and carefully after doing the work.
Parents with children and pets do not have to panic too much. According to the above points, avoid maliciously teasing pets, you can prevent the infection of "cat scratch disease", and play with the "fluffy" happily~
