5 infections that your pet generates

• April 25, 2024

Your company is intimately related to the emotional and physical development of people, in addition that their presence can generate positive feelings that reduce depression and sadness; however, pets can be sources of diseases that are called zoonotic .

According to National Survey on Housing , made by the Consulta Mitofsky, 58% of Mexican households own a pet, be it a dog, cat, bird or fish. For this reason, GetQoralHealth offers you a list of infections zoonotic most common and of which anyone who has a pet is exposed.

1. Pasteurellosis. It is a disease caused by dogs and cats that are carriers of the bacterium pasteurella multocida, which is lodged in the oral cavity and transmitted through bite. Its manifestations in man lie in infected wounds, which in their worst cases can cause septicemia.

2. Toxocariasis. Visceral larva migrans. The larvae of two species of helminths that parasitize the dog and the cat, called Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati, respectively, can be ingested accidentally by man and cause granulomas in various tissues

3. Rage. Dogs regularly transmit it, although other animals, like rats, can possess it. It is transferred through the saliva by means of a bite. It is a rhabdovirus that causes encephalon irreversible myelitis that causes death.

4. Toxoplasmosis. It is very frequent and affects many people and especially birds. The definitive host of the parasite is the cat. Toxoplasmosis is acquired either by ingesting contaminated soil or raw meat or by direct contact with secretions and cat droppings. This acquired is a mild disease and often unnoticed. Congenital toxoplasmosis, on the other hand, is very serious for the fetus that can cause blindness and irreversible damage to the central nervous system.

5. Hydatid cyst . Infection caused by helminth Echinococcus granulosus. Human infection occurs more in childhood, when the child plays with infected dogs. It affects the liver and the lung, especially.

Before having a pet, you must bear in mind that this is a living being that requires attention, good nutrition and a healthy environment. The health of both is in your hands, always try to take care of it.

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