A Wyoming resident appears to have caught their cats in the face of the epidemic, health officials say this week. The man – the health workers did not share anything – suffered from pneumonia, a very rare disease. Although the United States and Wyoming are at low risk of contracting the disease, authorities are now notifying others who may have been exposed and may need antibiotic treatment, as the pneumonia epidemic can be spread to another person.
Plague is a bacterial infection that comes in different forms, depending on the type of bacteria (Yersinia pestis) spreads the body. Most infections are known as bubonic plague and are caused by contact, including bites, and infected animals (usually small animals). or fleas that carry. In this form, the bacteria invade the lymph nodes. If bacteria break down in the lungs, they cause pneumonia, which can cause pneumonia and flu-like symptoms, as well as tuberculosis. This can happen when the bacteria become infected and spread through the lungs or when a new person breathes in the saliva that has pneumonia. Finally, there is the septicemic epidemic, in which bacteria invade the bloodstream. This can happen from animals or mites, too, but most often it is the result of an untreated bubonic plague.
The plague, as the name implies, was one of the most devastating human catastrophes and was the most devastating in recorded history, including the Black Death. But good hygiene and the availability of antibiotics have made the plague less common and more dangerous in many parts of the world. Even in the US, however, there are natural bacterial species, and cases are sometimes spread to humans.
Lawsuits in the U.S. tend to include contact with wildlife or their fleas, but free-range animals, including cats, are known to sometimes contract the disease and then pass it on to their owners. And it looks like what happened here, according to the Wyoming department of Health. By Wednesday, announced that a resident of northern Fremont County had contracted pneumonia but had a mild illness, possibly through “sick cats”. There is not much information available on the site for this feature.
Plague, regardless of form, is a serious illness that needs to be treated urgently. But pneumonia is of particular concern, not only because of its rapid onset of disease (it can kill within a day of the symptoms) but also because it is the only way to spread it to others. People with epilepsy are given antibiotics as a treatment, and medical personnel are said to be reaching out to anyone they suspect to be in contact with the person at the delivery window.
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Once again, the plague is very rare in the US In 2019 and 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there was one case reports every year. This is the seventh case that has been filed in Wyoming since 1978, though some of them have been extradited. However, health experts recognize that there are a number of common preventive measures against the disease.
“It is possible to assume that there is a threat of an epidemic around our country,” said Alexia Harrist, a public health officer and medical expert in the health department. words. “While the disease is rarely found in humans, it is important for people to be careful not to become infected and to go to the hospital immediately if there are any symptoms associated with the epidemic.”
This includes keeping your house and yard clean to avoid being bitten by rats; wearing flea repellent when walking outdoors such as mountain climbing; always wear gloves when touching animals that may be infected (or not at all); and abstinence from cats and dogs who are allowed to roam outside freely, especially if they appear to be ill.