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Beware of pets that can become harmful to health!
Because if you give him an unwanted bite, he can cause you Psitacosis. Whazzat? This is another way of writing “fatal attraction” … And while you’re at it, you can also watch out for (Oh!) The nails on the trail, (Scratch, scratch!) The jumping fleas and (Eee!) Hairy ones. – scary caterpillars …
If you are suddenly besieged by fever, chills and a splitting headache, you will probably think you have malaria. Or even pneumonia. So can your doctor. Then he can embark on a whole host of anti-malarial drugs – even those for persistent malaria. You will not recover, so he will switch to strong antibiotics. Again, don’t go. Then you will both fight on the foreheads of disappointment. But in the end, if your doctor is shrewd enough, he will ask you if you have a bird. You will answer in the affirmative. Suddenly his face would glow with an Eureka expression. He will just find out that you suffer from psittacosis.
Come again, you say, Psittacosis. It is a disease that is transmitted to humans by birds. When parrots and parrots are the culprits, sorry, wears, ornithosis, is the word used. Other birds that transmit this disease are pigeons and poultry (although it is quite rare to get the disease from chickens). In addition to the symptoms already mentioned, you may get a sharp, dry, intermittent cough and occasionally sputum and even blood. There is generalized pain in the body and the muscles of the back and neck can become stiff and painful, so the condition can even be mistaken by meningitis doctors. Some patients feel tired, apathetic and depressed and also complain of insomnia. With such a wide range of possible symptoms, it is easy to see how doctors can be misled. Especially considering that there may be additional complications of this disease – including pleurisy with effusion or water in the lungs, inflammation of the heart muscle or myocardial membrane or pericarditis. The disease can even be fatal. In fact, kissing parrots, not washing your hands after handling birds (and their eating utensils) before sitting down to lunch, and staying in close proximity to them can make you a victim of psittacosis a week or two after contact, so long the incubation period is. However, sometimes you can just get a mild “flu-like illness that can go away on its own.
But why take the risk? The disease can be diagnosed by X-ray; this shows a picture similar to pneumonia. There is also protein in the urine. But the confirmatory test is a blood culture that detects the causative bacteria. Otherwise, the overall picture of the disease can be confusing, as psittacosis can be mistaken for tuberculosis and infectious mononucleosis, as well as for the other conditions listed above. Tetracycline is the best medicine for this disease.
BEWARE OF NAILS ON THE PATH!
You’ve probably heard of a disease called cat scratch disease, but is there really such a thing? Yes, there is, although it is rare. All you need is a cat, sharp nails, a little provocation and – OU! Drive your nails into you! What happens next? A small, pimple-like bump may appear at the site of the scratch approximately three to ten days later. Two weeks later, the lymph nodes in the neck (or armpits or groin) become swollen and painful. Very often this is all that happens. But some patients may also have fever, headache, nausea and exhaustion. Only five percent develop a measles-like rash on the body.
A skin test confirms the diagnosis. A biopsy of the swollen gland can be done as additional confirmation.
This disease cannot be transmitted from one person to another, so there is no need to isolate the sufferer. There is usually no need for treatment other than medication for fever. The result is excellent. The swollen glands disappear spontaneously in two to six months. Subsequent immunity to this disease lasts a lifetime. In general, this is a very rare disease, so you do not need to throw away your poor cat.
BEWARE OF THESE JUMPING FLEE
One can get skin irritation from fleas of dogs, cats and rats. Several people do not respond to flea bites, but in those who are sensitive, flea saliva causes a small, raised, reddish swelling. There is severe itching, so they scratch the affected area over and over again, introducing an infection into the skin that ulcerates or develops pustules. This condition is known as flea dermatitis. One can control fleas by keeping the house and all pets strictly clean (themselves too!), Regularly cleaning their pets and their beds with dust, or using flea collars. Dermatitis is treated with soothing creams and anti-allergic pills.
STAY AWAY FROM MR. CATERPILLAR!
The caterpillars seem to appear in the most unexpected places – like the chair you are about to sit on, or your sweater hanging on the clothesline! Before you could say “hairy horror”, someone ran into you. And leave your stinging fibers deeply rooted in your skin. You feel great burning pain in the area. Redness and urticaria (hives) develop. And the more you scratch, the deeper you press the hair. Some enterprising victims use dough that rolls back and forth on the area. Let me tell you an even better method, for sure – with the help of a sticker. Just attach a strip of it to the skin where the hairs are embedded, press, lift one end and pull sharply – so, all the hairs come out and the itching soon disappears.
If left alone, the inflammation usually goes away in 24 hours, but some people develop severe allergies that may need to be treated with IV calcium gluconate. In less serious cases, allergy pills and soothing creams help after hair pulling.