Pets can sleep with transmitted Meningitis
New York, some people treat pets like members of his own family. But do not carelessly take her share a bed, a pet because it can transmit dangerous diseases, including meningitis.
United States Center for disease control, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released a shocking study about pets. Physical contact with cats and dogs was very risky transmit zoonotic diseases (transmitted by animals).
One of the deadly disease which spreads easily through direct contact with pets is meningitis or inflammation of the lining of the brain. This disease has a mortality risk by 50 percent, can be cured if there is risk of permanent neurological damage such as paralysis, epilepsy or mental disorders.
In research to be published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases February 2011, the CDC noted a few cases of meningitis infection from pets. The cases that generally occurs through contact of body fluids, especially saliva.
One of them struck a woman of 44 years in Arizona who recently contracted meningitis. Based on his confession, transmission meningococus bacterial causes of meningitis occurred because he likes to kiss his pet cat in the mouth or nose.
Meanwhile, a baby in other areas that were not mentioned more detail also contracted meningitis from the pet cat. Cats are playing and biting dot which was later used by the baby to drink milk.
Another case happened to a man who does not mention the origin or identity. This man of contracting meningitis because of her dog often share a bed, until one day the dog licking his hip surgery scars.
Related habit of sleeping with a pet, Prof. Bruno Chomel of the researchers from the University of California gives a special appeal. According to him, this habit is not only risky but also transmit meningitis plague (plague).
Pes is a deadly disease that can be transmitted by dogs and cats through flea that menghinggapinya. Fleas infected with plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pesti ie it can pass it to humans who come into contact with it.
"Transmission of disease from pets to the employer is very rare, but very possible. Research is not to scare, but realize that sleeping with a pet there are always risks," said Prof. Chomel as quoted by CNN on Monday (24 / 1 / 2011).
On the other hand, some other experts say that the presence of pets in the family has its own benefits for health. A new study suggests, children who live with cats, dogs or other pets have endurance, much better.
Also, playing with pets can be called to increase levels of oxytocin or hormone antidote to stress. Consequently, if a person is often playing with pets, the risk for depression become lower.
United States Center for disease control, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released a shocking study about pets. Physical contact with cats and dogs was very risky transmit zoonotic diseases (transmitted by animals).
One of the deadly disease which spreads easily through direct contact with pets is meningitis or inflammation of the lining of the brain. This disease has a mortality risk by 50 percent, can be cured if there is risk of permanent neurological damage such as paralysis, epilepsy or mental disorders.
In research to be published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases February 2011, the CDC noted a few cases of meningitis infection from pets. The cases that generally occurs through contact of body fluids, especially saliva.
One of them struck a woman of 44 years in Arizona who recently contracted meningitis. Based on his confession, transmission meningococus bacterial causes of meningitis occurred because he likes to kiss his pet cat in the mouth or nose.
Meanwhile, a baby in other areas that were not mentioned more detail also contracted meningitis from the pet cat. Cats are playing and biting dot which was later used by the baby to drink milk.
Another case happened to a man who does not mention the origin or identity. This man of contracting meningitis because of her dog often share a bed, until one day the dog licking his hip surgery scars.
Related habit of sleeping with a pet, Prof. Bruno Chomel of the researchers from the University of California gives a special appeal. According to him, this habit is not only risky but also transmit meningitis plague (plague).
Pes is a deadly disease that can be transmitted by dogs and cats through flea that menghinggapinya. Fleas infected with plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pesti ie it can pass it to humans who come into contact with it.
"Transmission of disease from pets to the employer is very rare, but very possible. Research is not to scare, but realize that sleeping with a pet there are always risks," said Prof. Chomel as quoted by CNN on Monday (24 / 1 / 2011).
On the other hand, some other experts say that the presence of pets in the family has its own benefits for health. A new study suggests, children who live with cats, dogs or other pets have endurance, much better.
Also, playing with pets can be called to increase levels of oxytocin or hormone antidote to stress. Consequently, if a person is often playing with pets, the risk for depression become lower.
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