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Can Having Animals In Household After Undergoing Radiation Treatment Be Harmful?
what r the effects of long term domestic animals (cat and dogs) urine and feces, inside the houselold?there r alot of animals and the people are older on of which is going through radiation treatments every day. there are 6 or7 dogs and at least 3 cats.
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
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Domestic animals are usually safe and does not cause much problems. But in susceptible patients they can cause allergic diseases like asthma, contact dermatitis etc. And parasitic infection through faeco-oral route is also seen if hygiene of pets are not maintained.
So better to take proper hygienic care of pets, to avoid such diseases. So if pets are properly taken care, they will not creat any problems to radiation patients.
Domestic animals are usually safe and does not cause much problems. But in susceptible patients they can cause allergic diseases like asthma, contact dermatitis etc. And parasitic infection through faeco-oral route is also seen if hygiene of pets are not maintained.
So better to take proper hygienic care of pets, to avoid such diseases. So if pets are properly taken care, they will not creat any problems to radiation patients.
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