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    This document discusses several common skin diseases that can affect pets: 1) Flea-bite allergic dermatitis occurs when a pet is allergic to the saliva of fleas, causing itching and hair loss or skin lesions. 2) Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes hair loss and crusty skin lesions, usually appearing on the paws, legs, head and ears of cats and dogs. It can spread between pets and humans. 3) Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin condition caused by an allergy to environmental allergens like pollen, resulting in redness, rashes and recurrent skin infections. 4) Food allergies occur

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    This document discusses several common skin diseases that can affect pets: 1) Flea-bite allergic dermatitis occurs when a pet is allergic to the saliva of fleas, causing itching and hair loss or skin lesions. 2) Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes hair loss and crusty skin lesions, usually appearing on the paws, legs, head and ears of cats and dogs. It can spread between pets and humans. 3) Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin condition caused by an allergy to environmental allergens like pollen, resulting in redness, rashes and recurrent skin infections. 4) Food allergies occur

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    Flea-Bite Allergic Dermatitis? Ringworm? Atopic Dermatitis?: What Is What Is What Is Environmental

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    Denny Kwok
    This document discusses several common skin diseases that can affect pets: 1) Flea-bite allergic dermatitis occurs when a pet is allergic to the saliva of fleas, causing itching and hair loss or skin lesions. 2) Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes hair loss and crusty skin lesions, usually appearing on the paws, legs, head and ears of cats and dogs. It can spread between pets and humans. 3) Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin condition caused by an allergy to environmental allergens like pollen, resulting in redness, rashes and recurrent skin infections. 4) Food allergies occur

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    FLEA-BITE ALLERGIC RINGWORM? ATOPIC DERMATITIS?
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    Ringworm isn’t actually a worm, can be found in pollen,
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    Fleas are the most particularly affects cats and insects, dust, etc.
    common parasite found small dogs, especially if they are
    on cats and dogs’ skin. young or live in
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    saliva during their in patches, with a crusty system.
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    lesions appear on pets’ paws,
    legs, head and ears but they can
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    skin lesions. if you suspect ringworm. Your
    veterinarian will prescribe a
    treatment
    to cure it and stop it from
    spreading to people and other
    pets in your family.

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