Understand the importance of knowing more about the zoonosis that can influence your family’s animals and humans
TO zoonosisThat is, those diseases that can be transmitted by animals to humans and vice versaThere are growing concerns about the Brazilians. After all, families have more and more a love and love relationship with their pets – currently there are 1.8 pets per residence, according to the data of the Brazilian association of the pet industry (abinpet) and Ibge.
“We live more and more in multi -specific families, with profound emotional ties between people and animals. However, this proximity requires responsibilities, especially when we talk about zoonosis. The health of pets is directly connected to human health”, warns the veterinarian and manager of manager in Brazil, Stella Gill.
Therefore, it is essential to know more about the main zoonosis, their symptoms and causes, be able to protect not only the animals of your family, but also humans. Take a look at some of them:
Leptospirosis
Transmitted by Leptospira bacteria, the disease has a great diffusion after strong rains and floods. It is transmitted to humans from the urine of infected animals, mainly by rodents, who are able to transport pathogenic leptospiras that cause human infection.
Human symptoms include fever, muscle pain, vomiting, jaundice and, in serious cases, can cause renal failure, bleeding and even death. In pets, the signs are similar and can evolve quickly. Prevention involves vaccination, control and environmental hygiene, the disposal of correct waste and the control of rodents.
Sporotricosis
Caused by mushrooms of the Sorothrix genre present in the soil and in the decomposition vegetation, it can be transmitted by contact with the contaminated environment. And, in particular, from scratches, bites or secretions of infected cats, which are the main urban basins of the disease. It reaches the skin and mucous membranes and, in some cases, the eyes, the bones, the lungs and even the central nervous system.
Anger
By preventing through vaccination, the anger is among the most serious zoonosis and is transmitted through the bite of infected animals such as dogs, cats, records and bats. Anger is caused by a virus that reaches the central nervous system, with a high mortality rate after the emergence of the first symptoms.
The most effective form of prevention is the regular vaccination of dogs and cats and attention to suspicious cases in wild animals. According to the data of the Ministry of Health and the Secretariat for the surveillance of health and the environment (SVSA), only 50 cases of human anger in Brazil were recorded between 2010 and 2025, strengthening the importance of the immunization campaigns.
Brazilian stained fever
The transmission is of Star Ticks (Amblycomma Cajensese) with the bacteria Restkettia Restkettia. The symptoms of the disease include high fever, body pain, reddish spots and malaise and can be fatal if not treated in the first 48-72 hours.
The control of ticks are essential, the common guests of Capybaras and Dogs and the exposure with care with risky potential.
Toxoplasmosis
The disease occurs through the Gondii protozoo of Toxoplasma and its transmission occurs mainly through the ingestion of contaminated foods such as bad conduct or raw meat, adequately clean vegetables and vegetables. Although many cases are asymptomatic, it can be serious in pregnant women, with the risk of abortion or fetal malformations.
Prevention is directly linked to the treatment of food hygiene. You have to cook the meat well, correctly wash fruit and vegetables and maintain good food preparation habits. In addition, regular veterinary consultations are also important to control pet infection and the vet has an important role in the health education and information process.
Toxocariasis and ancelostomes
They are two intestinal worms whose causes are parasites of dogs and cats, with a greater impact in the regions of social vulnerability, especially among children.
Toxocariasis occurs when humans, usually children eat parasite eggs present in the soil or sand contaminated with infected animals. Anilostomiase occurs through direct contact of the skin with larvae present in the contaminated soil, which actively penetrates through the skin, especially when walking barefoot.
Visceral
Finally, the visceral leishmaniasis has a transmitted bite of the straw mosquito (Lutzomyia spp.) Infected by the protozoan Leishmania Infantum, a causal agent of Visceral Leishmanisie in Brazil. The disease affects dogs and human beings, causing symptoms such as persistent fever, weight loss, spleen and liver, which can lead to death if not treated.
Dogs do not transmit the disease directly, but act as main basins for the vector mosquito. Therefore, prevention is fundamental for both human and animal health. It should include the use of specific repellents in dogs and the control of the vector population. In addition, environmental assistance, such as avoiding the accumulation of organic matter in which the mosquito can reproduce.
Source: Terra
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