It is ideal to have an infectious disease (ID) consultant in the management team, as most of these infections are multisystem involving diseases. Most infectious agents can be effectively treated with specific antibiotics, with or without corticosteroid therapy, but visual recovery is highly variable...
Other diseases can also be transmitted in similar ways. Health officials in Alaska say an elderly man there died in January after contracting avirus known as Alaskapox, possibly from a scratch from a stray cat. It was the firstconfirmed deathfrom Alaskapox, also known as AKPV, which is rel...
Ask a country vet: how often should I bathe my dog? Why do parrots pluck out their feathers? And can I catch cat scratch fever from my kitty? Dr. Rob Sharp of Hillsboro, Ohio, has answers.(out and about)(Interview)Sharp, Rob
Sometimes a seemingly friendly dog or cat can bite or scratch. If you or your child gets a bite, follow these steps to treat the wound: Hold a towel or gauze to the area to stop the bleeding. Clean the wound with soap and water. Cover it with a clean bandage or gauze pad. When s...
People also may break the skin while scratching, and the bacteria can enter the body through the scratch. Murine typhus causes symptoms like fever, headaches and nausea. Both it and bubonic plague are treated with antibiotics. Fleas and Flea Circuses Many people have heard of flea circuses, ...
With small children, the scratch test is used less often because the possible allergens used in the test may actually trigger a reaction in a child who has not been exposed to that substance before. Neither the scratch test nor the blood test is 100 percent accurate, but the results, taken...
treated immediately. If a cat bites you, see a doctor as soon as possible. Up to 75% of cat bites introduce harmful bacteria into the body, includingStaphylococcus,Streptococcus,andPasteurellaspecies.Cat scratch fever, which comes fromBartonella henselaebacteria, may also be transmitted via cat ...
Just because an adult dog is no longer young doesn't mean he doesn't have a world of things to offer you. Folks sometimes have the mistaken notion that if you don't raise a dog from scratch, you'll only have trouble. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, it may be ...
A fever is a body temperature of 100.4 F or greater. A fever may be caused by a virus, bacteria, fungus, blood clot, tumor, drug, or the environment. Treatment of fever in adults usually involves ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or aspirin. Normal body temperat
As much as your little one may try, you need to stop them scratching as much as possible. Scratching their eczema can damage the skin and make it worse. Try popping cotton anti-scratch mittens on their hands for bedtime, to prevent your baby from scratching their face. ...