2023-06-24 21:00:00
With the approaching Eid al-Adha, and the increasing direct dealings with sheep and goats from all segments of society, veterinarians warned against dealing with sheep and goats infected with the infectious pustular stomatitis virus (ORF), which infects humans when exposed to direct contact with infected animals, especially when the resulting pustules are touched From the disease, where symptoms appear on humans similar to those that appear on sheep and goats, and are represented in the appearance of pustules on the skin, lips, nose and ears, and their size ranges between 2 – 5 mm.
bacterial infection
All of them agreed: Professor of Medicine and Veterinary Therapy, Dr. Wael Abu Al-Makarem El-Deeb, and a specialist in the philosophy of diseases and immunity, Dr. Salah Al-Hajri,
And the director of international organizations and healthy cities in the Al-Ahsa Municipality, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Shabith (environmental health consultant), the veterinarian, Dr. Yassin Ramadan, and the veterinarian, Dr. Raed Al-Sultan, told Al-Watan that the disease causes the appearance of small pustules on the skin, lips, tongue and nose of the infected animal, and the virus is transmitted Through direct contact between infected and healthy animals, and it spreads quickly in areas where there is a large concentration of sheep and goats, so care must be taken to disinfect and sterilize the tools and equipment that are used in the care, feeding and treatment of animals, and not to introduce new animals into the barn before examining them, and making sure that they are free From infection, explaining that the disease is treated by giving infected animals antibiotics, to avoid bacterial infection, and antivirals, and topical ointments can be used to relieve symptoms. Infected animals must also be separated from healthy animals, to reduce the spread of the disease.
symptoms on the skin
They added: “It is recommended to go to the doctor if any symptoms appear on the skin or tissues surrounding the eyes or mouth, especially if there is a history of exposure to animals infected with “ORF.” The necessary precautions must be taken when dealing with animals infected with this virus, such as wearing gloves and washing hands well. with soap and water after dealing with it, ”noting that although the virus can be transmitted from infected animals to humans, it is very rare for the virus to be transmitted from humans to other animals, and this is an exceptional case, indicating that the susceptibility to infection is higher in young Animals at the age of 5-6 months.
Symptoms in humans:
• Symptoms begin 3-7 days after infection.
Oral inflammation with bubbles or vesicles appearing on the gums, tongue, lips, or fingers.
• The appearance of nodules resembling a lentil, which may be painful, and the patient feels itchy, and this is accompanied by swelling of the local lymph nodes.
• The appearance of ulcers on the lips and fingers.
• Appearance of the pathological lesion on the hands up to the elbow joint, and on the legs up to the knee joint.
• The disease lasts 3 weeks and then is cured.
Disease treatment methods:
* Use topical antiseptics.
Use of topical antibiotics.
* Take vitamins, mineral salts and tonics.
* Taking nutritious intravenous solutions.
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