Argentine researchers in food hygiene have discovered that a bacterium that is present in the most common pets in a house, Dogs and cats, They can pass the human being producing the so-called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome that affects especially the smallest.
Given this new evidence it is important to take a series of precautions to prevent the spread of this bacterium. It is extremely important to wash your hands after touching the companion animal and even more so if you later have to prepare the food of the little ones, since through the hands, these bacteria can pass to the food and therefore to the children.
Keep in mind that such contagion does not only occur in this way, the child can touch the animal by caressing it and it can return the caress with licks, as we know, dogs and cats tend to lick and may have acquired the bacteria through another dog. The Emolitic Uremic Syndrome especially affects children who are under 5 years old, there are numerous problems caused, anemia, kidney or other organ damage, obstruction of blood vessels, etc., in addition this syndrome can cause death.
It is important to make a proper prevention, since once the disease has been established there is no medication that eradicates it and some children die, others may have different sequels for their entire lives.
The bacteria causing this syndrome is mainly transmitted through the fecal matter of animals, therefore, extreme precautions are necessary. We can not prevent pets smell the feces of other animals when we take them out for a walk, it is also difficult to avoid being licked but what we can do is extreme hygiene, it will be a way to prevent any possible contagion that harms the small of home.
