Yu gɛt dɛn sayn ya if yu na pɔsin we gɛt pusi? Lɛ wi lan bɔt Cat Scratch Disease (CSD)!

Wi ɔl lɛk pusi ɛn kichin pikin, nɔto so? Wi lɛk fɔ wach dɛn kiut ɛn ple. Pan ɔl we bɔku tɛm we wi de ple wit dɛn ɛn pet dɛn, dat kin mek wi gladi, sɔntɛnde, dɛn animal ya kin pas sɔm sik dɛn to wi we wi nɔ no. Tide, wi go tɔk bɔt wan sik we pɔsin kin gɛt frɔm pusi, bɔt dɛn nɔ no am tumɔs. Dɛn kɔl dis "Cat Scratch Disease".

Wetin na di sik we dɛn kɔl Cat Scratch Disease (CSD)? Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan...

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) na infεkshɔn we wan baktri we dɛn kɔl `(Bartonella henselae)` kin mek. Yu kin gɛt am if pusi skrach yu, bit yu, ɔ lik wund na yu bɔdi. di men sayn dεm fכ dis sik na di gland dεm we swεla (dכkta dεn kin kכl dεm bak `(lymph nodes)`), sכm sכ m bכmp dεm na di skin (`(papules)`), εn fiva.

Yu tink se dis kɔmɔn? Yu tink se i siriɔs so?

Fɔ tru, dis sik we dɛn kɔl `(CSD)` nɔto so kɔmɔn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, na kɔntri lɛk Amɛrika, na lɛk 12,000 pipul dɛn nɔmɔ kin gɛt dis sik ɛvri ia. Dat min se i kin ivin smɔl na Sri Lanka.

Di bɛst tin na dat bɔku tɛm dis sik nɔ kin rili siriɔs ɛn i kin bɛtɛ if yu nɔ gɛt ɛni spɛshal tritmɛnt. Bɔt, na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ, dat na, na smɔl pipul dɛn nɔmɔ, lɛk 500 pan ia, kin gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn ɛn dɛn kin gɛt fɔ go na ɔspitul. So, natin nɔ de fɔ fred, bɔt i rili impɔtant fɔ no.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt dis sik?

enibodi we de intarakt wit pusi kin divεlכp dis ``(CSD)''. Bɔt risach dɔn sho se dis sik kin mɔna pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 15 ia yet.Dis na bikɔs yɔŋ pikin dɛn kin skrach ɛn bit dɛn we pusi kin ple wit dɛn, ol dɛn, ɛn sɔntɛnde dɛn kin ivin skrach ɛn bit dɛn.

Wan ɔda impɔtant tin na dat if yu gɛt `(HIV)` ɔ if yu imyun sistɛm wik fɔ ɛni ɔda rizin, yu de pan ay risk fɔ gɛt siriɔs kɔmplikeshɔn frɔm dis sik. So, dɛn kayn pipul ya fɔ tek tɛm smɔl we dɛn de dil wit dɛn pusi.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt Cat Scratch Disease (CSD)?

Dɛn sayn ya kin bigin fɔ sho bitwin 3 ɛn 10 dez afta dɛn dɔn bit ɔ wund pusi. Lɛ wi tek tɛm luk wetin na dɛn sayn ya:

• Smɔl smɔl bɔmp ɔ blista (papules) kin apia na di skin, ɔ i kin tan lɛk rash: Dɛn kin si dɛn tin ya nia di say we di pusi skrach. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin rɛd ɛn rayz smɔl.
• Limfadenopathy (we de swel ɛn pen): .Dis na wan pan de men sayn dɛm fɔ dis sik. di bכmp dεm we de nia di skrach (fכ egzampl, di armpit bכmp if na skrach na di an) kin swel εn i kin pen we yu tכch am.
• Fiva: Yu kin fil lɛk se yu wam smɔl.
• Bɔdi pen: Pen kin apin na di mɔsul dɛm, di bon dɛm, ɛn di jɔyn dɛm.
• Nɔr kin want fɔ it ɔr nɔr kin gɛt bɔku bɔku bɔdi: Na fɔ fil lɛk se yu nɔ want fɔ it, we kin mek yu nɔ gɛt bɔku bɔku bɔdi.
• Taya na yu bɔdi: Yu kin jɔs fil taya ɛn yu nɔ gɛt layf.

Imajin, sɔm dez afta yu smɔl pikin dɔn ple wit kiŋ pikin, wan smɔl blista kin kɔmɔt na di say we dɛn skrach na dɛn an, wan smɔl smɔl tin na dɛn an kin swel, ɛn dɛn kin gɛt smɔl fiva bak. Na tɛm lɛk dis, yu fɔ tink bɔt dis `(CSD)`.

Wetin kin mek dis apin? Aw i kin skata?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, di tin we de mek dis sik `(CSD)` na wan baktri we dɛn kɔl `(Bartonella henselae).` Naw lɛ wi si aw dis baktri de pas to pusi ɛn frɔm pusi to wi.

Dis baktri de pas to pusi bay fly. Di wɔndaful tin na dat pusi (especially kitten) kin kɛr dis baktri fɔ mɔnt we dɛn nɔ de sho ɛni sayn. Dis min se yu pusi kin gɛt dis baktri na dɛn bɔdi ivin if i tan lɛk se dɛn gɛt wɛlbɔdi.

Dɔn, di bɔdi kin pas to wi tru di pusi in saliva . Dis min se if di pusi skrach yu, bit yu, ɔ gɛt in saliva pan wund na yu bɔdi, yu kin gɛt di infekshɔn.

Sɔm pipul dɛn kin tink se if flea bit am dairekt wan, i kin mek pɔsin gɛt dis sik, bɔt dɛn nɔ dɔn pruv dis yet.

Aw dɔktɔ kin no dis?

If yu gɛt sayn dɛm fɔ `(CSD)`, dɔktɔ go ɔltɛm du dɛn tin ya:

• Fɔ chɛk yu bɔdi:
• Dɛn go chɛk yu skrach ɔ wund (if ɛni wan de).
• Chek di skin fɔ si if i gɛt rash ɔ bɔmp.
• Dɛn go fil yu nipples ɛn chɛk if dɛn swel ɔ dɛn de pen.
• Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin no di sik bay we dɛn jɔs du dis ɛgzam pan dɛn bɔdi.
• Sɔntɛnde, dɔktɔ kin du bak:
• Dɛn kin tek blɔd sɛmpul ɛn tɛst am fɔ si if di baktri (B. henselae) de.
• Na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ dɛn kin tek wan sɛmpul wata frɔm wan blista we dɔn swel ɛn tɛst fɔ si if dis baktri de.

Aw dɛn kin trit am?

Bɔku tɛm, CSD kin sɔlv fɔ insɛf we i nɔ gɛt ɛni patikyula tritmɛnt . So, bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ dɛn kin jɔs ɛp fɔ ridyus di sik dɛn.

Bɔt if yu imyun sistɛm wik, ɔ if yu sik nɔr bɛtɛ afta lɛk tu mɔnt, dɔktɔ kin gi yu wan antibayɔtik lɛk azithromycin. Dis go tray fɔ kil di baktri dɛm.

Aw fɔ kɔntrol di sayn dɛm na os?

Sɔm simpul tin dɛn de we yu kin du na os fɔ ɛp fɔ kɔntrol di sayn dɛm:

• Tek pen kil: Fɔ fiva ɛn bɔdi pen, yuz wan mɛrɛsin we de mek yu fil pen lɛk ibuprofen (e.g., Advil®) ɔ naproxen (e.g., Aleve®). Bɔt i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ.
• Put wam kɔmprɛs pan di blista dɛn we de mek yu fil pen: Sok klin klos insay ɔt wata, wring am kɔmɔt, ɛn put am oba di blista we de mek yu fil pen. Dis kin ɛp fɔ pul sɔm pan di pen.

If yu sist dɔn swel bad bad wan ɛn mek yu fil pen we yu nɔ go ebul fɔ bia, yu kin tɔk to dɔktɔ ɛn aks if dɛn kin pul sɔm pan di wata.

Aw fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm dis? Di we dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt dis sik

Sɔm simpul tin dɛn de we yu kin du fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm dis sik (CSD) we yu de liv wit pusi:

• Tray fɔ mek pusi nɔ skrach ɔ bit yu: Tek tɛm we yu de ple wit pusi ɛn ol dɛn. Nɔ ple di kayn we we go mek dɛn fred ɔ mek dɛn vɛks.
• Wash yu an fayn fayn wan wit sop afta yu dɔn ple wit, ol, ɔ tɔch di pusi.
• Tray fɔ kip yu pusi insay os: Pus we de go na do kin gɛt mɔ prɔblɛm fɔ avɔyd flawa. Dɛn kin protɛkt dɛn mɔ frɔm flawa we dɛn de insay os.
• Nɔ tɔch ɔ pik stray pusi ɛn kichin pikin dɛn na strit. Wi nɔ no uskayn sik dɛn gɛt.
• Nɔ mek yu pusi lik yu skrach ɛn wund dɛn.
• Aks yu vetɛriana aw fɔ protɛkt yu pusi frɔm flay. Mɛrɛsin ɛn we dɛn de we kin wok fɔ dis.
• If yu imyun sistɛm wik, i bɛtɛ fɔ adopt pusi we dɔn pas wan ia instead fɔ pikin , bikɔs kichin pikin dɛn kin gɛt dis baktri.

Aw dis sik go bi tumara bambay?

Bɔrku tɛm, CSD na sik wae de mek pɔrsin nɔr ebul fɔ du insɛf . Dat min se, i kin bɛtɛ fɔ insɛf we nɔ gɛt ɛni kɔmplikeshɔn ɔ ɛfɛkt fɔ lɔng tɛm. Bɔt pan smɔl pipul dɛn, dis sik kin pas to ɔda pat dɛn ɛn mek dɛn gɛt mɔ siriɔs sik.

Aw lɔng dis kin las?

Di men sayn fɔ CSD na di gam we swel, we kin las frɔm tu to et wiks . Bɔt bɔku tɛm, i kin bɛtɛ fɔ insɛf.

Wetin na di siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin?

Pan ɔl we dɛn tin ya nɔ kin bɔku, i impɔtant fɔ mek wi no bɔt dɛn. If CSD spre to ɔda ɔgan dɛn, dɛn kɔmplikeshɔn ya kin apin:

• Endocarditis: Dis na inflamɛns na di insay layn na di at. Dis kin mek yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm lɛk pen na yu mɔsul ɛn jɔyn, pen na yu chɛst, ɛn yu de swet na nɛt.Dis na tin we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja.
• Hepatosplenomegaly: Dis na we yu liva ɛn yu splin kin swel. Dis kin mek yu bɛlɛ pen, yu nɔs, ɛn yu kin vɔmit.
• Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome: Insay dis kɔndishɔn, di kɔnjɔktiva kin rɛd ɛn inflam, ɛn di gland dɛn we de nia di yes sɛf kin swel.
• Nyurorɛtinitis: Inflameshɔn na di yay ɛn di optik nɛv. Dis kin mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ si fayn igen.
• Ɛnsɛfalopati: Prɔblɛm dɛn we de wit di we aw di bren de wok. Dis kin mek yu kɔnfyus, yu ed kin at bad bad wan, ɛn sɔntɛnde yu kin gɛt sik.

A nɔ bin tɔk bɔt dɛn kɔmplikeshɔn ya fɔ mek yu fred, bɔt i fayn fɔ ɔndastand smɔl bɔt dɛn kayn tin ya.

Aw a kin kia fɔ misɛf?

If pusi skrach ɔ bit yu, di fɔs tin we yu fɔ du na fɔ klin di wund fayn fayn wan . Wash am wit sop ɛn wata. Dɔn pe atɛnshɔn gud wan to di wund. Luk fɔ sayn dɛm fɔ infɛkshɔn (rɛd, swel, pus) ɔ sayn dɛm fɔ ``CSD'' (swel na di skin, fiva). If yu notis ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Us tɛm pusi fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu notis ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, i go fayn fɔ go to dɔktɔ afta we pusi dɔn vɔmit:

• If di skrach nɔ wɛl, ɔ if di rɛd we de rawnd am kɔntinyu fɔ pas tu dez.
• If yu gɛt fiva fɔ sɔm dez.
• If di skrotum dɔn swel wit pen.
• If yu gɛt pen na yu mɔsul, bon, ɔ jɔyn.

Ustɛm yu nid fɔ go na Imejɛnsi Tritmɛnt Yunit (ETU) ?

If yu wund nɔ de wɛl ɛn yu de sho sayn dɛn fɔ se di infekshɔn dɔn go ɔda pat dɛn na yu bɔdi, yu fɔ go na imejensi rum wantɛm wantɛm. Dɛn kayn sayn dɛn de na:

• Ay fiva.
• Kɔnfyushɔn na di maynd.
• Di ed we de at bad bad wan.
• Di sik dɛn we kin mek pɔsin sik.
• Chɛst pen ɔ i nɔ kin izi fɔ blo.
• Bɛlɛ pen wit nɔs ɔ vɔmit.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn yu fɔ aks di dɔktɔ?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, i go fayn fɔ aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• I fayn fɔ mek a tek antibayɔtik?
• Us ɔda sayn dɛn we a fɔ luk fɔ?
• Ustɛm a fɔ kam si yu bak?
• Us sityueshɔn dɛn a fɔ kɔl yu ɔ go na di imejensi rum?

Pusi we de liv na os kin gɛt dis sik bak?

Pus kin gɛt di baktri `(B. henselae)` frɔm fleas, so pusi we nɔ ɛva go na do ɛn de insay os nɔ kin gɛt dis sik. Bɔt if yu pusi dɔn gɛt flay bifo, ɔ if yu gɛt nyu pusi (espɛshali pusi pikin), i kin gɛt dis `(B. henselae)` infɛkshɔn bak. So, i rili impɔtant fɔ protɛkt ivin pusi dɛn we de insay os frɔm flawa.

Yu tink se pusi nid fɔ gɛt tetanɔs shot?

Bɔku tɛm, pusi nɔ kin nid fɔ gɛt tetanɔs vaysin. Bɔt i rili impɔtant fɔ gɛt di fɔs siriɔs ɛn bɔsta shot dɛn di rayt tɛm fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm di tetanɔs, bikɔs di tetanɔs kin gɛt mɔ kɔntrakt tru ɔda we pas fɔ skrach pusi.

Di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mek yu mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

So, "Cat Scratch Fever" ɔ `(CSD)` na rial sik. Bɔt, pipul dɛn we lɛk pusi, natin nɔ de fɔ fred. Simpul we dɛn de fɔ protɛkt yusɛf ɛn yu pusi we yu lɛk frɔm dɛn kayn sik dɛn ya. Fɔ klin, fɔ tek tɛm we yu de miks wit pusi, ɛn fɔ protɛkt yu pusi frɔm flay na di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl.

If yu tink se yu gɛt sayn dɛm fɔ `(CSD)`, mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ. I go gi yu di advays we yu nid ɛn wach yu fɔ ɛni prɔblɛm.

` Sik dɛm we pusi kin gɛt, Kat Skrach Sik, CSD, Bartonella henselae, Kat skrach fiva, Kat wɛlbɔdi