Janese Walters , an American living in Ohio, has gone blind in one eye after her cat licked her face. So says the digital version of the newspaper ” Toledo News Now ” , where it was noted that the Pussycat transmitted a disease known simply as ” cat scratch “. The disease can cause inflammation of blood vessels eye infection.
Not Reversible
I woke up the next day and I could not see through my left eye. I thought I had conjunctivitis , “explains Walters. Desperate , she went to the hospital several times during a month where , finally , she was informed that she had suffered an infection called ” cat scratch “, a condition that occurs when one of these pets goes through human bacteria carried through saliva or fur Infection. In the worst cases, it can stay in the liver, producing the collapse of the blood vessels of the eye or create meningitis. The condition is irreversible.
Disease May Be Transmitted Easily
She discovered that , although the disease is poorly understood, It can be transmitted via 40 % of cats in homes. In the words of Center for Disease Control this disease is harmless to cats , but considerably dangerous to humans if it is passed on.
You just have to wash your hands after playing with cats and not let them lick your wounds if they are open. Meanwhile , Walters has simply accepted what happened and is looking at the bright side: “I am lucky , I could have been transmitted to my other eye.”
