In Britain, cases of a “painful” skin disease transmitted to humans by cats were detected, in cases that are the first of their kind ever in this country, after the disease remained associated with regions in South America.
And the newspaper “Daily Mail” reported that this rare skin disease that causes blisters on the skin has not been monitored before anywhere outside South America.
And 3 Britons reported what looked like fungus on their skin, saying they suffered from blisters and wounds in separate areas of the body, such as the hand, wrist and arm.
And health officials in Britain explained that the three infected people contracted the infection from one cat brought by its owner from Brazil, where the disease originally spread.
Despite the suffering of the injured and their need to seek treatment, they recovered completely at a later time.
Symptoms of the disease begin with the appearance of what looks like scratches and wounds, in areas that have been exposed to infection directly.
The infection can also spread to the human eye, lung, bones and joints, and sometimes it may extend to the central nervous system.
World Health Organization data indicate that this infection, which usually has moderate symptoms, poses a major threat to health, while the world is witnessing climate change that makes disease transmission easier.
