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    Is the woman suffering from tsutsugamushi and causing respiratory failure just because she licks a cat?

    • Last Update: 2021-12-24
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Tsutsugamushi is an acute infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, and it is a natural foci disease
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    Note: The disease is not contagious from person to person, and there is no report of transmission caused by contact with blood and other body fluids of critically ill patients or animals carrying bacteria
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    Humans are mainly infected after being bitten by chigger mites infected with Orientia tsutsugamushi
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    Rodents are the main source of infection and storage host of tsutsugamushi.
    Animals such as pigs, cats, and rabbits can also be infected
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    Chiggers are the main vector of this disease.
    In addition to the storage host, there are mostly warm and humid grasses, shrubs, fields, riversides and other places
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    Note: Humans are generally susceptible to Orientia tsutsugamushi, but farmers who work in the field, field workers, field training troops, and field tourists have more exposure opportunities and are more likely to be infected
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    The incubation period of onset after being bitten by a tsutsugamushi is generally 4-20 days.
    Local papules appear at the bite site first, and then become eschars and ulcers
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    The clinical manifestations are complex and diverse, such as high fever, eschar and ulcers at the wound, rash, swollen lymph nodes, and multiple organ damage
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    Generally, organ damage recovers with the cure of tsutsugamushi disease
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    However, if the pathogen is not treated in time, the patient may die due to multiple organ failure
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    Note: So far, there is no effective vaccine to prevent tsutsugamushi disease, but the infection is found to be timely, controllable and curable, and the prognosis is good.
     
    1.
    To eliminate rodents and mites, prevent from the root cause
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    Put rodent poison and cloth mouse traps in communities and rural areas to eliminate rodents to reduce rodent density; in addition, weeds around homes, workplaces and both sides of roads are eradicated to increase sunlight, reduce humidity, and reduce the breeding of tsutsugamushi
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    Personal protection is an effective measure to prevent this disease
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    First of all, chiggers mainly inhabit grasses, shrubs and other places.
    Avoid sitting and resting or drying clothes in such environments.
    Secondly, when entering such areas, pay attention to personal protection and tie the cuffs and trouser openings tightly.
    The shirt is inserted into the waistband to reduce the attachment or bite of chiggers; in addition, the exposed skin and trousers, neckline or cuffs can be sprayed with insect repellent for protection, so as to reduce the chance of chigger bites
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    The report concluded that the lady was infected because of contact with an unknown cat
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    In fact, the main host of tsutsugamushi disease is mice, and the probability of infection in cats is low, and the probability of infection in domestic cats that have been dewormed in time is almost zero
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    Therefore, cat lovers can rest assured to raise cats
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    Note: Although the probability of cat infection is low, there is still a risk of infection.
    Therefore, for some cats of unknown origin, stay away from them
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    Even if you want to adopt it, go to the pet store to do an individual check for the cat and follow the formal procedures for adoption
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    Finally, I would like to remind you that if you have a long-term high fever after field activities and eschars are found in hidden places such as waist and armpits, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible and inform your doctor of the relevant exposure history
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