5 DISEASES THAT YOUR MASCOT CAN BE TRANSMITTING

No doubt the unconditional love of a dog or a cat, improves our health and reduces stress. Likewise, taking our pet every day reduces the risk of overweight or heart disease.

However, your pet can transfer diseases, some of them can become deadly.

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• THE SALMONELOSIS

This disease is acquired directly most of times by eating contaminated food, but also animals can be contaminated.

This disease causes diarrhea, dehydration, abdominal cramps and fever, if for some reason you think your pet is contaminated, a veterinarian will remove it from doubts by performing a salmonellosis test. To prevent being contaminated to a large extent, it is always advised to wash your hands after petting your pet.

• THE TOXOPLASMOSIS

This condition harms the owners of cats in most cases, this name is given due to the responsible parasite (Toxoplasma gondii).

Women in pregnancy should be very careful, since in 35% of the cases the parasite is transmitted to the fetus, which causes spontaneous abortions and congenital diseases (mental delays, considerable loss of vision and hearing, eye infections, etc.

The cat is usually a comfortable place that helps the parasite reproduce, even more when the animal has eaten contaminated meat or simply by hunting mice or rats contaminated. This parasite is located in the wall of the small intestine of the cat; for that reason the parasite is found in its excrement.

The way in which the human being is contaminated is if he breathes the dust that has come into contact with the cat's excrement, then try to avoid getting close to the sand when changing it, or alternatively use glasses and a protective mask that covers nose and mouth.

• KNOWN CAT SCRATCH DISEASE

Fleas are responsible for transmitting the disease from cat to cat, and human beings can acquire it if it bites us or scratches us.

The symptoms resemble the flu, but with more serious consequences, such as damage to the valves essential for the heart to keep beating.

As a preventive measure, check regularly that your cat does not have fleas. However, avoid playing games with your cat in which the cat can get rid of a scratch, but if this is the case, wash the wound quickly with soap and water.

• AVIAN CLAMIDIASIS

To acquire this disease, it is enough to breathe the dried excrement of birds. For the most part, domestic birds are more willing to be contaminated, such as parrots or parrots.

In humans, the symptoms are fever, severe muscle aches and chills. To avoid any contamination, wash your bird's cage constantly, always protecting your nose and mouth.

• ROUND WORMS

This infection by roundworms in general are not all serious, but it does affect the eyes and nerves.

It is important that you take your pet relatively frequently to the veterinarian to make sure it is free of nematodes 1 < sup>.

I bet you know someone who has a pet, no doubt that person will thank you for transmitting this important information.

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