Pets can be friends when you are lonely. But, you know no If your pet can transmit disease? Pets that are not kept healthy and clean can transmit skin fungus.
Make sure to check your pet to the vet and also take him to a special veterinary salon regularly, OK? This needs to be done so that the health and cleanliness of your pet is maintained, and you are protected from various kinds of infectious diseases that can be transmitted through animals, such as skin fungus.
What is the Difference Between Skin Fungus in Animals and Humans?
Fungal skin (ringworm) is a skin disorder that can occur on the body, scalp, legs, and groin. This skin disease is caused by a fungal infection known as dermatophyte.
You and your pet can transmit this disease to each other through touch. If infected, then you or your pet will experience itching on the fourth day to two weeks after exposure. This fungus prefers to grow in damp areas and parts of the body that sweat a lot. A tropical and warm climate such as Indonesia can also be a place that makes it easier for mushrooms to grow.
Actually, there is no difference in skin fungus (ringworm) in animals and humans. However, there are several different symptoms. In humans, fungal skin infections cause circular patches or rashes that are itchy, reddish in color, with a redder edge and a scaly center. In addition, fungal skin infections in humans can cause the scalp or beard area to become bald.
While in animals, there are not always symptoms. However, usually animals infected with skin fungus will have thickened or hardened skin, there are reddish and circular patches, the fur becomes brittle and falls off easily, there are parts of the skin that become slightly bald or bald, and are seen frequently scratching their skin. An animal's claws or nails may become more brittle and appear whiter or paler in color, if there is fungus in the area.
Skin fungal diseases can be transmitted from animals to humans or vice versa. You will be more easily infected ringworm if you often sleep with your pet. In addition, objects touched by pets can also spread this fungal infection.
Not only transmitted through pets, skin fungus is also easily transmitted from human to human. This is because this type of fungus can last a long time in places such as public locker rooms, as well as personal items such as combs, hats, towels, or brushes. make-up.
This disease is very easy to attack small children, the elderly, and people with low immune systems. If you have pets such as dogs and cats, you should be careful if you have any of the above symptoms in your pet. In addition to dogs and cats, farm animals such as cows, goats, pigs, and horses, can also be infected with this skin fungus.
How to make Tidak Infected with Fungal Disease Skin from Pets
Before buying or adopting a pet, it's a good idea to look at the health condition of the animal. In addition, make sure the pet shop you go to also has a good reputation, and regularly provides vaccines to their animals.
Here are some prevention tips so you don't get infected with skin fungus from your pet:
- Routinely vaccinate animals, to reduce the risk of animals being infected with diseases that can infect you and others.
- Provide nutritious food and clean drinking water. Do not let your pet drink water from the toilet, because various kinds of infections can be spread through saliva, urine, and feces.
- Limit your pet's contact with wild animals outdoors.
- Wash your hands with soap and warm water after touching pets.
- Use a mask and gloves when cleaning cages and disposing of animal waste.
- Avoid kissing or touching the animal in the mouth.
- Do not share food with pets.
- Clean every corner of the room in the house, especially areas frequented by pets Use vacuum cleaner to clean the surface of the floor and objects in the room from fur or animal skin debris that is still attached.
In addition to keeping the house clean, circulation and air conditions in the house also need to be considered, because mold can easily grow in cold and damp places.
You can do the various ways above to avoid contracting skin fungus from your pets. If you experience symptoms of a fungal skin infection (ringworm), you should consult a doctor to be sure. Generally, fungal skin infections can be treated using ointments or creams, some of which contain ketoconazole, which is sold freely in pharmacies or drug stores. However, if the condition is severe, the doctor may recommend additional antifungal drugs in oral form (drugs).