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Guidelines on the use of PCR for fungal (ringworm), Parvovirus, Panleukopenia, and Covid-19 detection are discussed. Advantages of using PCR was also presented and emphasized its significance in assessing the context, history, clinical presentation and consequences of action (or inaction), as well as the laboratory result from tested animal patients.
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Today, pets are the source of numerous infectious diseases that can be transmitted to humans, as a result of their increasingly frequent contact. The most important viruses with zoonotic potential include rabies and influenza viruses as well as rotaviruses and noroviruses. However, the importance of individual viruses varies depending on the climate and infectious disease control systems in certain countries. Dogs, cats, and other increasingly popular types of pets can transmit bacterial zoonotic agents to humans in various ways. In addition to known pathogens such as the bacteria causing leptospirosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, or brucellosis, the bacteria Pasteurella multocida and Bartonella henselae transmitted by bites or scratches are also significant in human pathology. There has been a significant increase in the prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus in isolates originating from pets and the transmission of these strains between humans and animals requires special attention. Furthermore, fungi causing diseases such as sporotrichosis or dermatophytosis are linked to long-term and persistent infections in humans. The epidemiological situation caused by SARS-CoV-2, and the assumption of an interspecies jump of this virus from animals to humans, including its documented presence in domestic cats, dogs, tigers, and martens, have raised the question of the possibility of virus transmission from pets to humans. However, the current pandemic is caused exclusively by SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the human population, and these animals are not a source of infection for humans. A significant number of zoonoses originating from pets is a threat to public health, thus requiring the "One Health" approach through close cooperation between human and veterinary medicine to develop and implement effective health measures for both humans and animals. As part of responsible ownership, pet owners must be informed by veterinarians about measures to prevent infectious diseases and certain risks that are related to keeping certain species of animals.
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Background: A new type of coronavirus family (SARS-CoV-2), that has been detected in individuals with several clinical symptoms named (COVID-19), was recognized as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Numerous researches have been conducted on manifestations of skin disease related to COVID-19, i.e. rashes, pityriasisrosea (PR), vascular markings, and lesions as pimple like. Aim: This study aims to find out if the Coronavirus can affect (PR) development which also can be considered as a trigger and symptom for other types of infections. Material and Methods: A case series descripting the dermatological finding of COVID-19 in Thi-Qar Governorate, a collective sample taking from inpatients, outpatients, the emergency unit of Al Hussein Teaching Hospital, and inwards of Al-Shefaa' Isolation Hospital. The study has been done over a four-month period (June-September, 2020.) Results: 19 patients (10 females and 9 males), who have infected with Coronavirus and were suffering from (PR), are included in this study. The highest percentage of females 52.6% and males 47.4%. The distribution of patients according to the incidence of (PR) in typical and anomalous manners had the percentage of typical 77.9% and abnormal 21.1%. The highest percentage was in moderate Covid-19 (84.2%), while it was 15.8% in mild Covid-19. There was no significant statistical difference in mean age distribution according to gender while there were significant statistical differences according to (PR) and COVID-19 class. More studies are needed to evaluate whether or not these lesions are associated with the virus.
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Objective: Increased anxiety among individuals following the declaration of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, changes in social life, and dermatological eruptions caused or triggered by the COVID-19 infection have altered the incidence of dermatological diseases. To determine the impact of the pandemic, this study evaluated changes in the frequency, profile, and diagnostic spectrum of dermatology patients during the pandemic compared to the previous year. Materials and Methods: This study compared a 6-month period from March 2020, when the first COVID-19 case was reported in Turkey, to September 2020, with the same period in 2019. Age, sex, diagnosis groups, and diagnoses were recorded and compared with the previous year.
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In addition to the infestations and bacterial infections reported in part I, the study of entomodermoscopy also involves descriptions of dermoscopic findings of a growing number of viral and fungal infections, among others. In this article, the main clinical situations in viral infections where dermoscopy can be useful will be described, that is in the evaluation of viral warts, molluscum contagiosum, and even in recent scenarios such as the COVID-19 pandemic. As for fungal infections, dermoscopy is particularly important, not only in the evaluation of the skin surface, but also of skin annexes, such as hairs and nails. The differential diagnosis with skin tumors, especially melanomas, can be facilitated by dermoscopy, especially in the evaluation of cases of verruca plantaris, onychomycosis and tinea nigra.