Linked Life Data

8724225

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/8724225

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
Allergy to pets, particularly when manifested as asthma, is an important health hazard. The health impact of severe clinical disease associated with allergy to pets can be minimized by avoidance of pets. Many individuals with milder disease keep their pets and obtain medications for relief of their allergy symptoms. Bird fancier's disease can result in profound deterioration of pulmonary function, and requires avoidance of bird exposure. Animal bites are the commonest health hazard of domestic pets and result in tissue damage and infection risk. Bites are treated by cleaning the wound, and appropriate use of antibiotics and tetanus prophylaxis. Diverse infectious diseases are transmitted to humans by their pets; these diseases are particularly dangerous to immunocompromised individuals. The infectious diseases can be partly prevented by avoiding ill animals and by washing of hands following exposure to pets or pet-derived secretions. They can be treated by appropriate antibiotics and/or specific immune globulins and/or vaccines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0163-7525
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Health hazards to humans associated with domestic pets.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review