Many times, people often come down to watching mobile phones and watching TV.
A fourth-grade primary school boy in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, was attending online classes at home during the epidemic, and his mother found that he always rubbed his eyes. After going to the hospital for examination, I found that my eyesight had declined a little.
But he didn't think too much, because it didn't hurt or itch, but his vision dropped. Just advise him to watch less TV and play less mobile phones.
Spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at home, but suddenly one day, the child said that his right eye could not be seen. At that time, parents attached great importance to it and quickly took him to the hospital.
After examination, it was found that the vitreous body of his right eye was turbid and part of his retina was detached.
This is rare for a nine-year-old child, and the doctor will ask the patient's medical history in detail.
Although there has been trauma before, it will definitely not happen. Finally, under the doctor's constant questioning, he found that his family adopted a puppy from a neighbor's house.
Children like puppies very much and often play with them.
The enthusiastic doctor found the root of the problem. It is this dog that causes the child's eyesight to decline. In fact, the eyes are probably infected with Toxoplasma gondii.
Dogs are natural reservoir of Toxoplasma gondii.
You may not be familiar with Toxoplasma gondii, but you may know something about it.
Toxoplasma mainly infects cats, but unlike Toxoplasma, Toxoplasma can infect cats and dogs.
And especially in natural reservoirs, where dogs are all toxoplasmosis, many dogs have toxoplasmosis, and the probability can reach 30%.
If the dog is infected, ascaris eggs can be found in the dog's feces.
Many people will inadvertently come into contact with dog droppings, but this is not terrible. Just remember that it is safe to wash your hands before meals, but some careless people who don't remember to wash their hands before meals are at great risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
Who are particularly susceptible to ocular toxoplasmosis?
1. Children bear the brunt, because many children like to play with cats and dogs. Everyone knows that there may be eggs in the feces of cats and dogs. In addition, children's self-control is not good, and it is easy to ignore the problem of washing hands before meals. We just showed up.
2. People who like to eat cat and dog meat. Even if the cat meat and dog meat are cooked, they are probably not washed or not washed at all. Ascaris infection is caused during use.
3. People who like to eat cold food. If food is eaten in the stomach before it is cooked, it is likely to be infected with various parasitic diseases. These are several people who are prone to ocular toxoplasmosis. Be sure to pay attention to the problem of washing hands before meals, and it is best not to eat some strange food. You must make something well before you can eat it.
Second, what are the symptoms of eye ascaris?
Many patients didn't know they had the disease until they went to the hospital for examination.
At the beginning of the disease, people will feel shadows in front of them, often accompanied by decreased vision.
This may be the most common symptom in the early stage, and most patients will go to the hospital for this reason. And many times, one eye can't see clearly.
Occasionally some patients squint, but they just can't look forward at the same time.
In some patients, white round bulges or swollen orbits can also be observed. This is because granulation tissue appears under the skin.
In some rare patients, you can also see systemic symptoms such as fever, fatigue and even weight loss.
If larvae migrate to other parts of the body, skin ulcers and rashes may also occur.
Even severe central nervous system involvement may lead to epilepsy and brain inflammatory damage.
These are some common clinical symptoms. Under conventional treatment, many patients can be cured and the curative effect is very good.
But if it invades the central nervous system, it will be very troublesome. Or cause serious retinal damage, it is difficult to correct vision.
So the emphasis is on prevention, followed by early detection.
Third, how to prevent ocular toxoplasmosis?
For prevention, the most important thing is to cut off the transmission route.
It is understood that many children like small animals, but they must pay attention to washing their hands before and after touching them, especially before eating.
At the same time, it is also important not to kiss small animals, because many small animals have the habit of smelling their own feces, which may lead to the spread of Toxoplasma gondii.
In addition, if you raise your own livestock, you must check the deworming treatment regularly.
It is also important not to have close contact with stray animals.
Finally, if pet droppings are found, they must be disposed of safely in time. Never give Toxoplasma gondii too many possibilities.
To sum it up.
Toxoplasma gondii is not far from us, and it is often infected by carelessness.
Moreover, children are usually infected, and the normal statement is not very accurate. Many times, they will tell their parents because of their serious vision problems.
Therefore, all treatments are better than nip in the bud.
Families with small animals must pay attention to children's hand hygiene and the disposal of animal waste.
Don't wait for tragedy.