A woman in Japan who died from a tick-borne illness after being bitten by a stray cat is believed to be the first case of a human being infected with the disease without being directly bitten by a tick.<\/p>\n
The woman died 10 days after being bitten by a presumably sick stray cat, health ministry officials told\u00a0The Japan Times<\/a> last week. Health officials have said the cat apparently was infected from a tick bite, and transmitted the disease when it bit the woman last year.<\/p>\n
TICK-BORNE DISEASE ON THE RISE<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
The woman became infected with a disease called severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or SFTS, a \u201crelatively new infectious disease confirmed in Japan, China and South Korea,\u201d The Japan Times added.<\/p>\n
The tick-borne illness causes mostly flu-like symptoms: fevers, drowsiness and nausea, and has reportedly infected 266 people and killed 57 since being confirmed in 2013.<\/p>\n
There have not been any documented cases in the U.S., but according to LiveScience.com<\/a>, the virus is similar to the \u201cHeartland virus,\u201d another tick-borne disease which does have documented cases in the U.S.<\/p>\n
DEADLY TICK DISEASE MAKES LYME DISEASE LOOK LIKE CHILD’S PLAY<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
An expert at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases told The Japan Times that there is very little possibility of humans contracting SFTS because it\u2019s rare.<\/p>\n
However, Japanese health officials are warning people against interaction with pets who are kept outside and who show signs of illness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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