Infectious disease doctor, hepatologist, parasitologist. Deputy chief physician of the O-Tri clinic.
Graduate of the Military Medical Academy named after. S.M.Kirova.
She deals with a wide range of infectious and parasitic human diseases, dispensary observation of those who have recovered from the disease, provides consultations to pregnant women with concomitant infectious pathologies, and treatment of viral hepatitis B and C.
In her work she is guided by the latest scientific achievements and developments in the field of medicine, legislation and requirements. Uses modern medicines from the standpoint of evidence-based medicine. If necessary, involves specialized specialists in the interests of the patient.
Phone number for registration: +. Reception is conducted at the address: St. Petersburg, st. Shpalernaya, 34, medical (consultation cost 1600 rubles).
Hamsters are extremely clean. They divide their home into zones: a bedroom, which is usually adjacent to a storage room, a toilet and a place for living. When cleaning the cage, which is recommended to be done once every 3-5 days, or the aquarium, which is cleaned once a week, try not to disturb the location of these zones, because hamsters do not like it when someone rebuilds their “burrow” in their own way. The animals are also extremely sensitive to changes in the position of their home in space.
Changes can not only cause panic in the hamster, but also lead to the development of serious diseases. This especially applies to the pantry, which is of great importance to the hamster.
Probably, many owners of these funny animals have seen such a picture. Seeing how the owner fills the feeders with food, the hamster gets out of its shelter and, without touching the food, begins to beg. At the same time, he rises on his hind legs, sharply shakes his front legs, and sticks his muzzle out between the bars of the cage. Having received the long-awaited treat, the animal rushes headlong into the pantry, hides the food and immediately returns back to beg for something else. This can go on indefinitely.
Having filled the pantry, the hamster constantly carefully sorts out his supplies, moves them from place to place, covers everything on top with new layers of sawdust or paper, and tries to hide his pantry from prying eyes as carefully as possible.
Do hamsters get rabies?
For some reason, many are sure that hamsters and rabies are incompatible concepts. Unfortunately, the reality is not so rosy.
Unfortunately, hamsters get rabies. And how! These animals are often carriers of a deadly, incurable disease. In 2011, a family of 4 people in the Ukrainian Zhitomir, in particular, ended up in the hospital. Everyone was bitten by a “harmless” domestic hamster. Fortunately, in that story everything ended well: the head of the family was alarmed by the sudden aggression of a previously phlegmatic pet, and he immediately went to the hospital. And saved four lives.
Remember! That rabies in hamsters is not science fiction. The probability may be small, but it could happen.
What are the symptoms of coronavirus COVID-19?
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days (average 3-5 days) after exposure to an infected person. The course of the COVID-19 disease often differs little from the symptoms of influenza or ARVI. Typically one or more of the following symptoms are present:
- weakness;
- signs of intoxication (eg, lack of appetite, diarrhea);
- temperature fluctuations (for example, one day the temperature was above 37 ℃, the next day it was normal, then a rise followed again);
- dry cough;
- difficulty breathing, shortness of breath;
- headache;
- muscle pain.
A symptom specific to COVID-19 is loss of smell and, in some cases, taste. The nose may breathe normally or be stuffy. These symptoms will not be necessary in all cases.
It is also worth remembering that COVID-19 disease can often occur with mild or no symptoms. In severe cases of COVID-19, patients develop viral pneumonia, which in some cases poses a threat to life and requires resuscitation measures. It is quite difficult to distinguish COVID-19 from ARVI or influenza on your own. It's better to consult a specialist.
You can arrange a doctor’s home call and get tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus by calling 24/7 in St. Petersburg: +7 812 327 03 01.
Are hamsters carriers of rabies?
In epizootology, a “carrier” refers, rather, to an animal suffering from a chronic form of the disease and having no visible signs of infection. Chronic rabies does occur, but these are unique cases.
Important! Without going into terminology, hamsters (like almost any warm-blooded animal) can carry rabies. They are one of the natural reservoirs of many infectious diseases, including rabies.
Digging a little from the topic: if a person is attacked by a mouse (or rat) and bitten, he should urgently go to the hospital!
Experience of treatment in Russia and the world, recommendations of the Ministry of Health and WHO
Among the drugs recommended by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation are the following: favipiravir, remdesivir, interferon-alpha and umifenovir, as well as human immunoglobulins IgG. According to the latest data from WHO and the Ministry of Health, drugs containing hydroxychloroquine are not effective in treating COVID-19 and are excluded from the recommended list. According to the recommendation of the Ministry of Health (version 11 of 05/07/2021), glucocorticosteroids (for example, dexamethasone) should not be used to treat mild or moderate coronavirus. At the same time, WHO notes that the use of dexamethasone can reduce the length of stay on mechanical ventilation and save the lives of patients with severe and extremely severe disease.
