I receive a monthly email from Pampers giving tips about what to expect at my daughter's age 40 months old. Pet curiosity was the topic and it mentions pet infections, etc. No mention of Lyme or other TBD other than RMSF.
"How to Prevent Infections in Pets" Pets pose less of an infection threat than other children do, but there are some diseases that you should know about if you have a pet in the house.
FLEAS
Probably the most common problem passed from dogs and cats to humans is flea infestation. Fleabites can cause an annoying itchy rash that sometimes becomes infected with bacteria.
TICKS
Dogs who run in the woods can pick up ticks and pass them on to humans. Ticks may stick to skin for several days, but not be painful or itchy. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is an uncommon but very serious disease passed by wood ticks. The disease can progress to meningitis, brain infection, and death if untreated with antibiotics. Animals and humans should be checked for ticks after every outing.
Posted by Starfall (Member # 26795) on :
Yeah, is there somewhere you can send comments or information so they can get their stories updated? They seriously need to be passing along information about lyme and company--
Just talked to a parent in my son's Cub Scout troop, and he said his 2 year old developed a strange looking rash on his back followed the next day or so by two large bullseyes, one on his butt and one on his torso.
Posted by rmsfnc (Member # 27539) on :
My worst fear. One of the kids getting it. My 13 y/o has had 2 ticks since we moved and has had access to woods to play in (not allowed in the woods after my ordeal) but he's never experienced any symptoms. My middle one (11) is extremely terrified of ticks and the woods but sometimes there is high grass around the fields they play at etc. Watching like a hawk. lol.