"Petting a cat" is a great joy in life
Cute cat
Often let the "shovelers" can not hold on
Recently
Cat ownership has become very popular among young people
Pet the cat and play with the cat every day
Become a lot of "shovelers" every day of fun
However, it is worth noting
When in close contact with your pet
Hidden disease risks cannot be ignored
Not long ago
Ms. Ling lives in Foshan, Guangdong Province
Just because of "picking up the cat", I almost got into big trouble
On December 5, Ms. Ling went to the Second People's Hospital of Foshan city for medical treatment due to fever and poor breathing that lasted for a week.
According to the doctor, Ms. Ling was conscious when she came to the doctor. At first, Ms. Ling's symptoms were alleviated by medication.
But later, Ms. Ling's condition suddenly worsened, and her lungs also became "white lungs", and even appeared in a state of respiratory failure and fell into a coma.
On the morning of December 9, in the intensive care unit of the Second People's Hospital of Foshan City, Ms. Ling, who had been treated with a tranquilizer, relied on a ventilator to maintain her breathing, and the cause of the disease was a redness and swelling in her waist two weeks ago, and now it has scabs, about the size of an adult fingernail.
After the doctor's diagnosis, this was a wound after being bitten by a scrub worm, Ms. Ling was diagnosed with scrub worm disease, and ms. Ling's lung exudation is still serious, liver failure.
Yuan Manjuan, Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Second People's Hospital of Foshan:
"We tried to use high-flow oxygen, that is, noninvasive assisted de-ventilation, but the improvement was not obvious, and in one day it progressed to the point where she had to be intubated on a ventilator, and if acute respiratory distress syndrome was further developed, ecmo extracorporeal membrane lung therapy may be given."
The doctor said that if Ms. Ling can reverse through the lung protection strategy within one or two weeks, it will not have much impact on her later life, but if the condition continues to progress, it may be life-threatening at any time.
It is understood that scrub worm disease is an acute natural epidemic infectious disease caused by the oriental body of scrub worm disease, which is highly prevalent in the south, mainly transmitted by rodents as the source of infection, and is transmitted by chigger mite bites.
Scrub worm disease is generally in the outdoor grass and so on
Ground caused by a bitten by a scrub worm
But Ms. Ling did not go outdoors to the grass
So how did she get sick?
After repeated questioning by the doctor, it was learned that Ms. Ling was a clerk, and there was often a cat of unknown origin near the office to play with Ms. Ling, and the doctor judged that it was likely that the scrub was biting Ms. Ling through this cat.
Doctors explain that where there are rats, there may be chigger mites. Ms. Ling's "pet" cat may have been in contact with mice, so it may inadvertently be bitten by chigger mites. However, due to the small size of the chigger mite, it is not easy for people to detect after being bitten.
According to reports, the disease by the chigger mite bites the human body, that is, the spread of a microorganism called Rickettsia, Rickettsia in the human body in a large number of reproduction, resulting in human organ damage, serious cause shock, multi-organ damage, liver function, kidney failure and respiratory failure and so on.
Doctor reminds
Scrub worm disease is frequent in the south, whether it is teasing cats or outdoor activities, the public need to be vigilant, if there is fever or find obvious eschar on the body, they should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
I didn't expect that
"Picking up a cat" can cause such a big disaster
In fact
Cats are not yet the hosts of scrub worms
But going around like this will get scrub worm disease
So friends who like to pet cats pay attention
Saw some stray cats outside
If you think they're cute, you'll tease and feed them
There's nothing wrong with that
But be sure to pay attention to hygiene
Source: Guangdong Public DV Site