CnN reported on November 25 that a 63-year-old man in Germany may have contracted a bacterium while being licked by his dog and died.
The man was reportedly infected with canine bite carbon dioxide fibrophilic bacteria. The bacterium is commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats, and it is only transmitted to humans in rare cases. The bacterium is usually transmitted through animal bites, but the man was never bitten.
Initially, the man was admitted to hospital for flu symptoms and later developed severe sepsis. He was then transferred to the intensive care unit, but his condition continued to deteriorate, with blisters all over his body, gangrene on his hands and feet, and neuralgia and ecchymosis on his legs. Later, the situation became more serious, with the liver, kidneys, and skin decaying one after another, and finally dying of multi-organ failure.
Doctors warn pet owners that if they find themselves with flu symptoms that are significantly greater than those of a simple viral infection, they should seek medical attention in a timely manner. The details have been published in a paper in the European Internal Medicine Case Report. The paper, written by a doctor at the Red Cross Hospital in Bremerhaven, Germany, wrote: "Over the past few weeks, the man has been in contact with and licked by his dog, but has not been bitten. ”
In May, a U.S. ohio woman was amputated for contracting a canine bite of carbon dioxide fibrophilic bacteria. Doctors say the infection may have been caused when German Shepherds licked their bare wounds. (Image source: CNN)
Last year, a Man from Wisconsin, Usa, who owned a bulldog, was also infected by the bacterium, and doctors amputated his limbs and cut off his nose. (Image source: CNN)
Stephen Cole, a lecturer in veterinary microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine, said: "Canine bites carbon dioxide fibrophilus bacteria are a normal flora in a dog's mouth that usually does not cause any major illness. However, the wrong location, the wrong time, the wrong patient, can lead to serious infections, but very, very rarely. ”
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