Issuance of hamster or Get human diseases

December 10, 2009 |

The immune system of the Hamster is very fragile and can easily be affected by foreign elements. Humans transmitting and receiving such viruses cause many diseases, you should be very careful because most of them have been reported to be bitten by a hamster or transmitted hamsters their when they were transported by an owner of patient; However, they should not be discarded immediately outside but should be treated with care. Common diseases that can be transmitted to humans from hamster are listed below:

Salmonella:

These infections are generally used by salmonella enteritidis bio typhimurium. Salmonellosis occurs in a child who has a pet rodents, your animal feces should be cultured for salmonella. Negative cultures can occur because the excretion can be only intermittent. If the feces of hamsters should be carefully implemented and avoid excessive contact with it.

Lymphocyte Choriorneningitis:

LCM virus found many species of rodents and spreads to humans through contact with ae infected  aerosols, live animal contact or rodent bites.

The LCM (a virus RNA family arenaviridae) virus is transmitted in rodents horizontally by secretions (urine, saliva, faeces)

Hamsters, LCM virus infection can be detected only by laboratory tests. Humans to infection varies between clinically inapparent infection influenza with fever, headache and severe myalgia, occurring from 5 to 10 days after infection.

Humans should avoid contact with hamsters with cough, cold or suffering from the flu, as that can easily be passed and vice versa. Must be properly wash your hands before and after treatment hamster hamsters and human health. Try to avoid the bite of hamster, as this may be the main source of receiving the hamster illnesses.