{"id":8558,"date":"2023-08-04T09:55:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T06:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/flea-borne-typhus-led-to-3-deaths-in-la-county-know-symptoms-ways-to-prevent-disease\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:55:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T06:55:28","slug":"il-tifo-trasmesso-dalle-pulci-ha-provocato-3-morti-nella-contea-di-la-conosciamo-i-sintomi-e-i-modi-per-prevenire-la-malattia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/il-tifo-trasmesso-dalle-pulci-ha-provocato-3-morti-nella-contea-di-la-conosciamo-i-sintomi-e-i-modi-per-prevenire-la-malattia\/","title":{"rendered":"Il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci ha provocato 3 morti nella contea di Los Angeles; Conoscere i sintomi, i modi per prevenire le malattie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flea-borne-typhus-led-to-3-deaths-in-la-county-know-symptoms-ways-to-prevent-disease.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>I funzionari sanitari hanno emesso un avvertimento contro il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci mentre i casi aumentano nella contea di Los Angeles in California.<\/p>\n<p>Tifo trasmesso dalle pulci o <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/typhus\/murine\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">tifo murino<\/a> \u00e8 un&#039;infezione causata dal batterio Rickettsia typhi, che si diffonde alle persone attraverso il contatto con pulci infette. I batteri entrano nel corpo umano attraverso i morsi delle pulci o se esposti allo sporco delle pulci. Una persona infetta dal batterio non lo trasmette a un altro attraverso il contatto.<\/p>\n<p>Sebbene raramente fatale, la malattia \u00e8 stata associata a tre decessi nella contea di Los Angeles lo scorso anno, secondo i Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI casi segnalati di tifo da pulci nella contea di Los Angeles sono aumentati dal 2010, con il numero pi\u00f9 alto (171) riportato nel 2022. Nel periodo giugno-ottobre 2022, il Dipartimento della sanit\u00e0 pubblica della contea di Los Angeles ha appreso di tre casi di tifo da pulci associati morti\u201d, l&#039;agenzia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/72\/wr\/pdfs\/mm7231a1-H.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">disse<\/a> in un rapporto.<\/p>\n<p>I funzionari chiedono agli operatori sanitari di controllare i pazienti per il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci se mostrano sintomi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Gli operatori sanitari dovrebbero prendere in considerazione il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci in qualsiasi paziente con febbre, mal di testa ed eruzione cutanea, in particolare se il paziente vive o ha recentemente viaggiato in un&#039;area con malattia endemica o \u00e8 stato esposto a un animale serbatoio&quot;, hanno scritto i ricercatori del CDC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sintomi del tifo trasmesso dalle pulci<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Molte persone hanno sintomi lievi o assenti. Tuttavia, alcuni possono sviluppare sintomi entro due settimane dal contatto con pulci infette o sporcizia delle pulci.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Febbre e brividi<\/li>\n<li>Mal di testa, mal di corpo<\/li>\n<li>Perdita di appetito<\/li>\n<li>Nausea e vomito<\/li>\n<li>Mal di stomaco<\/li>\n<li>Tosse<\/li>\n<li>Eruzione cutanea sul petto che si diffonde ai lati e alla schiena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Diagnosi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Poich\u00e9 i sintomi del tifo trasmesso dalle pulci sono simili a molte altre malattie, \u00e8 importante consultare un medico per confermare la malattia. La diagnosi viene effettuata attraverso esami del sangue che controllano la presenza di batteri o anticorpi che causano il tifo che indicano l&#039;esposizione ai batteri.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trattamento<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Il trattamento prevede l&#039;uso degli antibiotici doxiciclina. I pazienti che iniziano gli antibiotici subito dopo la comparsa dei sintomi spesso guariscono rapidamente dall&#039;infezione.<\/p>\n<p>Il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci se non trattato pu\u00f2 portare a gravi complicazioni, tra cui danni a reni, fegato, cuore, polmoni e cervello.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevenzione<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dal momento che non esiste un vaccino per il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci, il modo pi\u00f9 efficace per farlo <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/CDPH%20Document%20Library\/FleaBorneTyphusFactSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">impedire<\/a> la malattia \u00e8 evitare il contatto con le pulci.<\/p>\n<p>1. Proteggi dai morsi delle pulci - Evita il contatto con animali selvatici o randagi e usa i guanti mentre li maneggi per prevenire i morsi delle pulci. Assicurati di spruzzare repellenti per insetti sulla pelle e sui vestiti mentre trascorri del tempo all&#039;aperto.<\/p>\n<p>2. Tieni gli animali domestici lontano dalle pulci \u2013 Usa prodotti per il controllo delle pulci come collari antipulci o farmaci orali su cani e gatti per tenerli al sicuro dalle pulci.<\/p>\n<p>3. Tenere i roditori lontani da casa \u2013 Conservare il cibo per animali domestici in contenitori stretti e tenere i bidoni della spazzatura coperti per evitare che i roditori entrino in casa.<\/p>\n<p>Pubblicato da Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/flea-borne-typhus-led-3-deaths-la-county-know-symptoms-ways-prevent-disease-470607\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flea-borne-typhus-led-to-3-deaths-in-la-county-know-symptoms-ways-to-prevent-disease.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>I funzionari sanitari hanno emesso un avvertimento contro il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci mentre i casi aumentano nella contea di Los Angeles in California.<\/p>\n<p>Tifo trasmesso dalle pulci o <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/typhus\/murine\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">tifo murino<\/a> \u00e8 un&#039;infezione causata dal batterio Rickettsia typhi, che si diffonde alle persone attraverso il contatto con pulci infette. I batteri entrano nel corpo umano attraverso i morsi delle pulci o se esposti allo sporco delle pulci. Una persona infetta dal batterio non lo trasmette a un altro attraverso il contatto.<\/p>\n<p>Sebbene raramente fatale, la malattia \u00e8 stata associata a tre decessi nella contea di Los Angeles lo scorso anno, secondo i Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI casi segnalati di tifo da pulci nella contea di Los Angeles sono aumentati dal 2010, con il numero pi\u00f9 alto (171) riportato nel 2022. Nel periodo giugno-ottobre 2022, il Dipartimento della sanit\u00e0 pubblica della contea di Los Angeles ha appreso di tre casi di tifo da pulci associati morti\u201d, l&#039;agenzia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/72\/wr\/pdfs\/mm7231a1-H.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">disse<\/a> in un rapporto.<\/p>\n<p>I funzionari chiedono agli operatori sanitari di controllare i pazienti per il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci se mostrano sintomi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Gli operatori sanitari dovrebbero prendere in considerazione il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci in qualsiasi paziente con febbre, mal di testa ed eruzione cutanea, in particolare se il paziente vive o ha recentemente viaggiato in un&#039;area con malattia endemica o \u00e8 stato esposto a un animale serbatoio&quot;, hanno scritto i ricercatori del CDC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sintomi del tifo trasmesso dalle pulci<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Molte persone hanno sintomi lievi o assenti. Tuttavia, alcuni possono sviluppare sintomi entro due settimane dal contatto con pulci infette o sporcizia delle pulci.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Febbre e brividi<\/li>\n<li>Mal di testa, mal di corpo<\/li>\n<li>Perdita di appetito<\/li>\n<li>Nausea e vomito<\/li>\n<li>Mal di stomaco<\/li>\n<li>Tosse<\/li>\n<li>Eruzione cutanea sul petto che si diffonde ai lati e alla schiena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Diagnosi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Poich\u00e9 i sintomi del tifo trasmesso dalle pulci sono simili a molte altre malattie, \u00e8 importante consultare un medico per confermare la malattia. La diagnosi viene effettuata attraverso esami del sangue che controllano la presenza di batteri o anticorpi che causano il tifo che indicano l&#039;esposizione ai batteri.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trattamento<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Il trattamento prevede l&#039;uso degli antibiotici doxiciclina. I pazienti che iniziano gli antibiotici subito dopo la comparsa dei sintomi spesso guariscono rapidamente dall&#039;infezione.<\/p>\n<p>Il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci se non trattato pu\u00f2 portare a gravi complicazioni, tra cui danni a reni, fegato, cuore, polmoni e cervello.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevenzione<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dal momento che non esiste un vaccino per il tifo trasmesso dalle pulci, il modo pi\u00f9 efficace per farlo <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/CDPH%20Document%20Library\/FleaBorneTyphusFactSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">impedire<\/a> la malattia \u00e8 evitare il contatto con le pulci.<\/p>\n<p>1. Proteggi dai morsi delle pulci - Evita il contatto con animali selvatici o randagi e usa i guanti mentre li maneggi per prevenire i morsi delle pulci. Assicurati di spruzzare repellenti per insetti sulla pelle e sui vestiti mentre trascorri del tempo all&#039;aperto.<\/p>\n<p>2. Tieni gli animali domestici lontano dalle pulci \u2013 Usa prodotti per il controllo delle pulci come collari antipulci o farmaci orali su cani e gatti per tenerli al sicuro dalle pulci.<\/p>\n<p>3. Tenere i roditori lontani da casa \u2013 Conservare il cibo per animali domestici in contenitori stretti e tenere i bidoni della spazzatura coperti per evitare che i roditori entrino in casa.<\/p>\n<p>Pubblicato da Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flea-borne-typhus-led-to-3-deaths-in-la-county-know-symptoms-ways-to-prevent-disease.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Flea-Borne Typhus Led To 3 Deaths In LA County; Know Symptoms, Ways To Prevent Disease - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/il-tifo-trasmesso-dalle-pulci-ha-provocato-3-morti-nella-contea-di-la-conosciamo-i-sintomi-e-i-modi-per-prevenire-la-malattia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flea-Borne Typhus Led To 3 Deaths In LA County; Know Symptoms, Ways To Prevent Disease - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Health officials have issued a warning against flea-borne typhus as cases surge in Los Angeles County in California.Flea-borne typhus or murine typhus is an infection caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi, which spread to people through contact with infected fleas. The bacteria enter the human body through flea bites or when exposed to flea dirt. A person infected with the bacteria does not spread it to another through contact.Although rarely fatal, the disease was associated with three deaths in LA County last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).&quot;Reported flea-borne typhus cases in Los Angeles County have been increasing since 2010, with the highest number (171) reported during 2022. During June\u2013October 2022, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health learned of three flea-borne typhus\u2013associated deaths,&quot; the agency said in a report.Officials request healthcare providers to screen patients for flea-borne typhus if they show symptoms.&quot;Health care providers should consider flea-borne typhus in any patient with fever, headache and rash, particularly if the patient lives in or recently traveled to an area with endemic disease or had exposure to a reservoir animal,&quot; researchers with the CDC wrote.Symptoms of flea-borne typhusMany people have mild or no symptoms at all. However, some may develop symptoms within two weeks of contact with infected fleas or flea dirt.Fever and chillsHeadache, body acheLoss of appetiteNausea and vomitingStomach painCoughRash on the chest that spreads to the sides and backDiagnosisSince the symptoms of flea-borne typhus are similar to many other illnesses, it is important to consult a healthcare provider to confirm the disease. The diagnosis is done through blood tests that check for typhus-causing bacteria or antibodies that indicate exposure to the bacteria.TreatmentThe treatment involves the use of the antibiotics doxycycline. Patients who start antibiotics soon after the symptoms appear often recover quickly from the infection.Flea-borne typhus when left untreated can lead to serious complications, including damage to the kidney, liver, heart, lungs and brain.PreventionSince there is no vaccine for flea-borne typhus, the most effective way to prevent the disease is to avoid contact with fleas.1. 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The bacteria enter the human body through flea bites or when exposed to flea dirt. A person infected with the bacteria does not spread it to another through contact.Although rarely fatal, the disease was associated with three deaths in LA County last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).\"Reported flea-borne typhus cases in Los Angeles County have been increasing since 2010, with the highest number (171) reported during 2022. During June\u2013October 2022, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health learned of three flea-borne typhus\u2013associated deaths,\" the agency said in a report.Officials request healthcare providers to screen patients for flea-borne typhus if they show symptoms.\"Health care providers should consider flea-borne typhus in any patient with fever, headache and rash, particularly if the patient lives in or recently traveled to an area with endemic disease or had exposure to a reservoir animal,\" researchers with the CDC wrote.Symptoms of flea-borne typhusMany people have mild or no symptoms at all. However, some may develop symptoms within two weeks of contact with infected fleas or flea dirt.Fever and chillsHeadache, body acheLoss of appetiteNausea and vomitingStomach painCoughRash on the chest that spreads to the sides and backDiagnosisSince the symptoms of flea-borne typhus are similar to many other illnesses, it is important to consult a healthcare provider to confirm the disease. The diagnosis is done through blood tests that check for typhus-causing bacteria or antibodies that indicate exposure to the bacteria.TreatmentThe treatment involves the use of the antibiotics doxycycline. Patients who start antibiotics soon after the symptoms appear often recover quickly from the infection.Flea-borne typhus when left untreated can lead to serious complications, including damage to the kidney, liver, heart, lungs and brain.PreventionSince there is no vaccine for flea-borne typhus, the most effective way to prevent the disease is to avoid contact with fleas.1. Protect from flea bites - Avoid contact with wild or stray animals and use gloves while handling them to prevent flea bites. Make sure to spray insect repellants on the skin and clothing while spending time outdoors.2. Keep pets from fleas - Use flea-control products such as flea collars or oral medications on cats and dogs to keep them safe from fleas.3. 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