Posted on 07/31/2018 11:20:58 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Subsequent testing revealed that Manteufel had contracted an infection from a bacteria identified as capnocytophaga, which is found in dog saliva. The bacteria can cause severe infections in people with weakened immune systems, and is spread through bites or close contact with infected dogs.
Patients infected with the bacteria may exhibit blisters around the bite wound, redness or swelling, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches and muscle and joint pain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms will typically appear within three to five days, but can take up to two weeks to present themselves. Severe infections can be fatal within 72 hours after symptoms appear.
“This infection in his blood triggered a very severe response on his body,” Dr. Silvia Munoz-Price, an infectious disease specialist, told Fox 6 Now. “More than 99 percent of the people that have dogs will never have this issue. It’s just chance.”
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So, a dog’s mouth is NOT CLEANER THAN A HUMANS?...................
He has changed his name to Matt.
OK that was bad and I profusely apologize.
I will stick to dead baby jokes from now on.
Depends heavily on which human you’re speaking of.
Dog saliva has generally been considered beneficial for wounds.
Looks like it can also have negative consequences.
https://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedailyvet/ktudor/2014/jan/are-dog-licks-unhealthy-for-people-31207
Well, Lewinsky is out......................
I heard his name was Bob and he liked the pool
When asked how he contracted the bacteria, the man replied, “I’m stumped.”
This justifies my complete dislike of dogs of any kind....
No but a pussy is.
LOL! :D
The key here is he had a compromised immune system. He could have contracted a life threatening infection doing practically anything that brought bacteria into contact with broken skin, that the bacteria came from a dog is really immaterial to anything other than getting clicks from horrified dog lovers and clicks from gleeful cat owners, as if a cat couldn’t do the same thing in a myriad of other ways. Cat scratch fever? That’s a thing in healthy individuals.
These things are so rare as to make the news.
I knew of a patient who had a tiny cut in her finger and was gardening, got strep, lost her arm and much musculature in her shoulder.
Life is like that.
If he flew over a fence his name would be Homer.
If you have had your spleen out, stay away from dogs.
This Is An Absolutely Terrible Thread!
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