Yu famili kin sik frɔm yu animal dɛn we yu de mɛn? (Pet-Borne Infections) Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis!

Fɔ gɛt animal we yu lɛk na os kin rili mek yu gladi, nɔto so? Ɛspɛshali na os we gɛt smɔl pikin dɛn, pɔsin we dɛn kin mɛn na os tan lɛk pɔsin we de na di famili. Pikin dɛn kin lan bɔku gud tin dɛn frɔm dɛn, lɛk fɔ du wok, aw fɔ lɛk ɔda pipul dɛn, ɛn aw fɔ du gud to animal dɛn. Bɔt jɔs lɛk wi, wi animal dɛn bak kin gɛt difrɛn sik dɛn, ɛn sɔntɛnde dɛn sik dɛn de kin pas to wi. So, tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt aw wi go protɛkt wi famili frɔm dɛn kayn tin ya.

Aw animal dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn na os kin skata sik dɛn?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, animal dɛn kin kɛr jem jɔs lɛk wi. Bɔt nɔ wɔri, wi nɔ kin ebul fɔ kech sɔm pan di sik dɛm we dɔg ɛn pusi kin gɛt, lɛk `(Distemper)`, `(Canine Parvovirus)`, ɔ `(Heartworms).`

Bɔt sɔm kayn baktri, vayrɔs, parasayt, ɛn fɛns de we kin kɔmɔt frɔm animal dɛn we wi kin mɛn to wi. Aw dat kin apin? Dɛn jem ya kin go insay wi bɔdi if wi skrach, bit wi, ɔ kam nia di animal in fes, saliva, ɔ fayn fayn dɔst (dander) we de fɔdɔm na in skin.

Pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 5 ia yet, uman dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ, ɛn pipul dɛn we gɛt wik imyun sistɛm (i.e., di wan dɛn we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ rɛsistɛns fɔ sik, fɔ ɛgzampul, di wan dɛn we gɛt HIV, di wan dɛn we de du kemotɛrapi fɔ kansa, ɔ di wan dɛn we de tek mɛrɛsin lɛk stɛroyd) kin gɛt dɛn sik ya mɔ.

Wetin yu fɔ tink bɔt we yu de pik animal fɔ mɛn?

Bifo yu kam wit animal we yu de mɛn na os, yu nid fɔ tink bɔt di pipul dɛn we de na di os in wɛlbɔdi, mɔ di pikin dɛn ej ɛn wɛlbɔdi.

• Jɔs tink bɔt, if yu pikin gɛt wik imyun sistɛm, we min se if i sik, i nɔ de wɛl kwik ɛn i nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ rɛsistɛns fɔ sik, i nɔ fayn fɔ kip am nia dɔg ɔ pusi we gɛt sik lɛk ``Ringworm'' (wan sik we de na di bɔdi we gɛt fɔŋ).
• Dɔn bak, i nɔ fayn fɔ mek pikin dɛn we gɛt ɛkzema (skin sik lɛk ɛkzema) tɔch fish tank (aquarium).
• Animal dεm lεk rεptayl (e.g. lizad, snek, tכt) εn amfibian (e.g. frog, tod) nכ fayn fכ famili dεm we gεt pikin dεm we nכ rich 5 ia כ εnibodi we wik imyun sistεm .

Sik dɛm wae kin pas frɔm dɔg ɛn pusi

Bɔku tɛm wi kin gɛt dɔg ɛn pusi na wi os. Dɛn kin pas sik dɛn lɛk:

• Campylobacter infection: Dis na infεkshכn we wan baktri de kכz. We pipul dɛn gɛt am, dɛn kin gɛt dayarɛa, bɛlɛ kramp, ɛn fiva.
• Kat skrach sik: Dis na baktri infεkshכn bak. I kin mek di limf no dɛm swel ɛn pen, fiva, ed pen, ɛn taya.
• Rabis: Dis na sik we rili denja, bɔt dɛn dɔn ridyus am bad bad wan bikɔs dɛn dɔn gi dɔg ɛn pusi dɛn vaysin naw.
• Sik dɛn we tik kin kɛr: We animal dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn kin go na do, dɛn kin pik flay. Dɛn flawa ya kin mek pipul dɛn gɛt difrɛn sik dɛn. So, i rili impɔtant fɔ yuz tin dɛn we de mek pɔsin nɔ gɛt tik ɛn fɔ pul tik kwik ɛn sef wan if yu si wan.
• Ringworm: Dis na fungal infεkshכn. Pikin dɛn kin kech am we dɛn tɔch dɔg ɔ pusi we gɛt di sik. I kin tan lɛk rawnd, dray, skel rash wit rɛd, rayz eria rawnd am, ɛn klia sɛnt.
• Toxocariasis: Di eg dɛm fɔ wan parasayt wom we de liv na di intestinal dɛm fɔ dɔg ɛn pusi kin pas to di grɔn tru dɛn fes. Pikin dɛn kin gɛt di sik we dɛn de ple na dis kayn grɔn. Pikin we gɛt di sik kin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn lɛk fiva, kɔf ɔ nɔ kin blo fayn, in liva kin big, in skin kin gɛt lɛsin, ɔ di limf no dɛn kin swel.
• Toxoplasmosis: Dis na sik we wan parasayt we de na pusi in fes kin kam wit. Bɔrku tɛm, pipul dɛm wae gɛt wɛl bɔdi nɔr kin sho ɛni big big sayn. Bɔt i kin mek uman dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ ɛn dɛn pikin dɛn we nɔ bɔn yet gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm . I denja bak fɔ pipul dɛn we gɛt wikɛd imyun sistɛm .

So, mama dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ ɛn di wan dɛn we gɛt wik imyun sistɛm nɔ fɔ klin di bɔks dɛn we dɛn kin put dɔti pan pusi.

Sik dɛm wae kin pas frɔm bɔd dɛm

Ivin bɔd dɛn we dɛn kin kip na kech kin skata sik dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• Kriptokokɔsis: Dis na sik we kin kam wit wan kayn yist we de na bɔd dɛn fes, mɔ di pijin. Pipul dɛm wae gɛt wik imyun sistɛm, mɔr di wan dɛm wae gɛt HIV/AIDS, kin gɛt nyumonia ɛn mɛningaytis (wan kayn infekshɔn na dɛn bren).
• Psittacosis: Dɛn kin kɔl am bak "parrot fever," na wan kayn baktri kin kam wit am. I kin skata bay we i tɔch di fes fɔ di bɔd dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn we gɛt di sik ɔ tru dɔst we kin gɛda na bɔd dɛn kech. Di men sayn dɛm na we yu de kɔf, yu gɛt ay fiva, ɛn yu ed de at.

Animal dɛn lɛk kɔk ɛn dɔk we dɛn mɛn na di gadin kin kɛr denja jem dɛn bak lɛk Salmonella . Yɔŋ pikin dɛn ɛn pipul dɛn we gɛt wik imyun sistɛm fɔ avɔyd fɔ ol dɛn kayn animal dɛn de.

Risk frɔm reptayl ɛn amfibian

Dɛn nɔ kin se reptayl (lizad, snek, tɔt) ɛn amfibian (frog, tod) fɔ bi animal fɔ pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 5 ia yet. Di men rizin fɔ dis na di risk fɔ gɛt wan sik we dɛn kɔl Salmonellosis . Dis infekshɔn kin mek yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm lɛk bɛlɛ pen, dayarɛa, vɔmit, ɛn fiva. Insay yɔŋ pikin dɛn, i kin mek dɛn gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn lɛk we dɛn nɔ gɛt wata na dɛn bɔdi, mɛningaytis, ɛn sɛpsis (blɔd pɔyzin) .

Infεkshכn dεm we kin kכmכt frכm כda animal dεm

Dɛn infɛkshɔn ya kin apin we yu de ol ɛn kia fɔ smɔl animal dɛn (rodent) lɛk mays, hamsta, ɛn fish:

• Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV): Pipul kin gɛt LCMV frɔm we dɛn de na di urine, fes, ɔ saliva fɔ di rodɛnt dɛn we gɛt di sik. Pɛt dɛm lɛk mays, jɛbil, hamsta, ɛn gini pig nɔ kin gɛt di vayrɔs. Bɔt dɛn kin gɛt am frɔm wayl mays, ilɛksɛf na stɔ ɔ na os. Dis infεkshכn kin mek yu fil lεk flu, lεk fiva, bכdi we de at, ed we de at, mכsul dεm we de at, nכs, εn vכmit. I kin go bak to mɛningaytis ɛn ɛnsɛfalaytis (inflameshɔn na di bren) . If uman we gɛt bɛlɛ gɛt dis sik, i kin mek i ɛn in pikin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm.
• Mycobacterium marinum: Dis infεkshכn kin apin we pipul dεm we gεt skin lεsin de kכmכt na wata we de kכmכt na dכti fish tank (aquarium) כ swimin pul. Dɛn infɛkshɔn ya kin de na di skin nɔmɔ ɛn dɛn nɔ kin rili siriɔs. Bɔt dɛn kin siriɔs pan pipul dɛm wae gɛt HIV/AIDS ɔr pipul dɛm wae gɛt wik imyun sistɛm.

Aw wi kin kia fɔ animal we wi lɛk sef wan?

Okay, so naw yu ɔndastand se bɔku we dɛn de we animal dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn na os kin mek sik skata. Bɔt dat nɔ min se wi fɔ stɔp fɔ mɛn animal dɛn. If yu fala gud hajɛns prɔsis, yu kin ridyus dis risk bad bad wan. Na sɔm tin dɛn we yu kin du:

• Veterinary advais: Afta yu bring nyu pet insay di famili, kɛr am go to veterinari fɔ mek dɛn chɛk am kɔmplit wan ɛn gi am vaysin. We yu de chɛk ɛn gi yu vaysin ɔltɛm, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek yu animal gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn i kin mek yu nɔ gɛt bɔku sik dɛn to yu famili.
• Fɔ was yu an: Tich yu pikin dɛn aw fɔ was dɛn an afta dɛn dɔn ol animal dɛn we dɛn de mɛn, ol dɛn it, ɛn klin kech, tank, ɛn bɔks usay dɛn kin trowe dɔti. Du di sem tin.
• Klin we sef: Wear glɔv we yu de pul animal dɔti. If yu de klin bɔd kech ɔ kɔk kɔk, wɛr dɔst mask we de kɔba yu nos ɛn yu mɔt. Nɔ mek yɔŋ pikin dɛn klin kech ɔ trowe trey te dɛn ebul fɔ du dɛn tin ya fayn ɛn sef wan.
• Tek tɛm na do bak: Mɛmba pikin dɛn fɔ was dɛn an afta dɛn dɔn go na say dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn animal dɛn, fam dɛn, ɔ padi dɛn os dɛn we gɛt animal dɛn.
• Nɔ tɔch yu mɔt: Mɛmba ɔlman na di famili fɔ avɔyd fɔ kis ɔ tɔch animal dɛn mɔt, bikɔs di infɛkshɔn kin pas tru saliva.
• Klin ples fɔ de:Kip di say we yu animal de klin ɛn nɔ gɛt dɔti. If yu animal go na do, ɔltɛm pul ɛni fes we de na do ɛn nɔ mek pikin dɛn ple na di eria.
• Kip animal dɛn we yu de mɛn fa frɔm di say dɛn we dɛn de pripia it: If i pɔsibul, kip animal dɛn we yu de mɛn fa frɔm di say dɛn we dɛn de pripia it. Nɔ was yu animal dɛn na di kichin sink ɔ di batrum sink, ɔ was fish tank. Bad yu animal we yu lɛk na do. Ɔ kɛr am go na say usay dɛn de mek pɔsin we sabi fɔ mɛn animal dɛn.
• Yu fɔ de fa frɔm animal dɛn we yu nɔ no: Nɔ go nia animal dɛn we yu nɔ no ɔ animal dɛn we tan lɛk se dɛn sik. Nɔ ɛva kip wayl animal lɛk animal we yu de mɛn.
• Speshal pe atɛnshɔn to pikin dɛn: Tek tɛm we yu de nia animal dɛn we yu de mɛn. Yɔŋ pikin dɛn kin gɛt di sik bikɔs dɛn kin rɔn rawnd na grɔn ɛn ple wit animal dɛn, kis dɛn, sheb it wit dɛn, ɛn put dɛn finga ɔ ɔda tin dɛn na dɛn mɔt we go gɛt dɔti.

Wan las mɛsej we pɔsin kin kɛr go na os

Wan animal we dɛn kin mɛn kin mek di os gladi. Bɔt fɔ mek wi kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt da gladi at de, wi nid fɔ tink bɔt dɛn wɛlbɔdi biznɛs ɛn bak bɔt wi yon. We wi fala sɔm simpul wɛlbɔdi abit dɛn, i nɔ kin at fɔ protɛkt wi famili frɔm sik dɛn we wi kin gɛt frɔm animal dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn na os.

If yu gɛt ɛni ɔda kwɛstyɔn bɔt di sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de mɛn, tɔk to yu famili dɔktɔ. If yu gɛt ɛnitin fɔ wɔri bɔt yu animal in wɛlbɔdi, tɔk to yu vetɛriana. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ mek ɔlman gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn gladi at!

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