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貓捉老鼠,天公地義,警黑合作,違背道義。700Please respect copyright.PENANAQuJBJrapyk
在回答貓隻究竟會否因為捉老鼠而患上鼠疫(Plague)之前,我們先行快速了解一下鼠疫的背景資料。700Please respect copyright.PENANASA2O5heqKy700Please respect copyright.PENANAFqJhfxiXIc
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鼠疫至少釀成全球二億人的死亡,由細菌Yersinia pestis 引致,為1894年細菌學家Alexandre Yersin在香港鼠疫爆發時搵出,因此取其名字Yersinia命名(Ref1);700Please respect copyright.PENANAcDLL6nc7l6
同期亦有一名日本科學家同在香港相近時間分離出致病的細菌,但因報告內容有些許具爭議性的地方,功勞普遍被嘉許在前者身上。700Please respect copyright.PENANAyzAfFvDaxE
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鼠疫在人類史上可分為三大時期,分別為:700Please respect copyright.PENANAAyk23KawPb
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1. 第6-8世紀時期的查士丁尼瘟疫700Please respect copyright.PENANAwCVTEnNf2G
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2.第14-18世紀別名為黑死病的瘟疫700Please respect copyright.PENANAMMf3hRf2aT
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(近期較為大型的一次為發生在2017年馬達加斯加,釀成202人死)700Please respect copyright.PENANAetPWnIWrLG
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雖然鼠疫歷史長久,但疫苗研究側重在其他疾病上的關係,現時其實並沒有具高效力的疫苗在市面,不少疫苗還停留在臨床研究階段當中;700Please respect copyright.PENANAj783xk2QHu
美軍在越戰所用的疫苗,效果被證實非常參差,而且大部份接種者均展示出強烈的不良反應。700Please respect copyright.PENANAwM5iuHHvvl
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(圖2)雖然我們用上鼠疫在形容此疾病,但Yersinia pestis細菌其實是寄宿在蝨的身體裡頭,藉著蝨的幫助下傳播開去。700Please respect copyright.PENANAQW9MAwEcdq700Please respect copyright.PENANAAULNZQemGn
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受感染的蝨會寄居在囓齒動物身上,促使被咬的囓齒動物將會感染鼠疫。700Please respect copyright.PENANAMjxh6dGaVR
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現今的Yersinia pestis細菌品種,相信是透過蝨與囓齒動物不斷的互相傳遞而演發出來。700Please respect copyright.PENANA4MLzI9iNkg
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之於人類患上鼠疫的途徑,則主要是接觸受鼠疫感染的動物、遭受感染的蝨咬傷或吸入受感染的動物體液所致。700Please respect copyright.PENANAmdkTjqBbHf
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(圖3)鼠疫可以大致分為三大類,Bubonic plague、Septicemic plague及Pneumonic plague,其分別及特徵一律在圖中列出。700Please respect copyright.PENANAI6wzeonxnz700Please respect copyright.PENANAdUhRPNNnjU
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(圖4)而非常遺憾的是,貓隻是可以因捕捉受感染的鼠隻而患上鼠疫的。700Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9zpH7On99
貓隻大多數的感染個案為Bubonic plague(Ref2),主人有機會因為被寄宿在貓隻身上受感染的蝨所咬而患上Bubonic plague,但亦有個別個案因為主人與貓隻親吻,因而接觸貓隻口水而患上Pneumonic plague。700Please respect copyright.PENANARhzm2fy7m2700Please respect copyright.PENANAsSJNRNvKX7
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當然,圖中所列舉的徵狀只是概論,一切由專業獸醫診斷為最準,而治療的手法跟治療人的方式一樣,一般開上抗生素作治療,而有必要時亦可能會隔離貓隻3日或以上。700Please respect copyright.PENANAQLeMhmIiUs
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各位巴絲想到有趣話題的話,不妨在留言提出,話題有趣且我有能力講解的話,將會被製作成為深入淺出的題材。700Please respect copyright.PENANAKWj2XgB5DM
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如果想我快啲出文的話,請入去Penana網站科普專欄–薯不揀單俾一個like以及Bookmark,這對我非常之重要。700Please respect copyright.PENANA6seScH4Ekj
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Link: https://www.penana.com/story/66244/%E7%A7%91%E6%99%AE%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84-%E8%96%AF%E4%B8%8D%E6%8F%80%E5%96%AE/toc700Please respect copyright.PENANAFc82CVmRA6
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同時亦可以在Penana網站裡按「買一嚿/半嚿薯仔」,以課金的方式推動我繼續搜羅資料寫文,多謝。700Please respect copyright.PENANA7fbOG78z4p
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有興趣接收科學資訊的話,歡迎follow IG: potatopigtongue。700Please respect copyright.PENANAQLi9pLwjq8
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Ref2:https://www.merckvetmanual.com/cat-owners/disorders-affecting-multiple-body-systems-of-cats/plague-in-cats700Please respect copyright.PENANAy08uH7cYWO
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