Nowadays, many families will keep a cute pet, not only do they have to bathe, dress, and get their hair, but some even sleep in the same bed, which is very close. However, the parasitic bacteria on pets are more complicated, and getting along too closely may cause the owner to get sick. Recently, a little girl from Shenzhen has been "bald" because of raising a cat.
On May 1 this year, a parent in Shenzhen bought a pet cat for his daughter. The girl started losing her hair after raising the cat for several days. After the doctor's examination, the girl found that the scalp and fur were infected with fungi and had tinea capitis. According to dermatologists, there have been many cases of tinea capitis in children due to raising pets in recent years. Wang Fei, director of the Dermatology Department of Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, introduced: First, children's immunity is slightly worse than adults, and second, children have more opportunities to contact pets. This source of infection can come from cats or from other places, manifested as diverse and different forms. In short, it is a piece of hair loss, local swelling, redness, or a large pustules.
Doctors introduced that fungal infection causes tinea capitis is a common disease and poor immunity groups, such as the elderly, children, and those taking immune preparations, which are more susceptible to infection. Fungal infections in hair are also common diseases for pets. Before raising pets, it is best for citizens to go to a professional pet hospital for sterilization and treatment. If the pet carries fungi, it is enough to treat it in time. When raising pets on a daily basis, you should also pay attention to pet hygiene and environmental sanitation.
Wang Fei reminds: "Pets are often disinfected and treated at pet stores. At the same time, they should strengthen their personal hygiene, especially washing their hair frequently and exposed to the sun. If there is local hair loss and local redness and swelling, you must go to the hospital in time." Once infected with tinea capitis, the doctor will provide antifungal treatment for patients based on the fungal distribution and specific characteristics. The course of treatment generally takes one to two months.
In fact, many pets, including cats and dogs, may carry or parasitize a large number of pathogenic microorganisms. If the human body is scratched or bitten by pets suffering from tinea dermatosis or pathogenic fungi, it is easy to cause tinea capitis, tinea dysfunction and tinea dysfunction. In addition, cats, dogs and other animals often parasitize fleas, bed bugs, lice, mites and other arthropods, which may cause lice bite, bed bug itch, scabies, rat mite dermatitis and other diseases. Therefore, we remind families who keep pets to keep their pets and family environment clean and hygienic, and regularly check and deworm their pets, etc.