According to a citizen who does morning exercises, these wastes have appeared every morning in recent days, and there are medicines for small animals. It is estimated that it is medical waste discarded by some pet hospitals. Animals carry more germs, so it is potentially harmful to throw them away at will.
Mr. Hu, a citizen, is worried that the mixing of medical waste and municipal domestic waste in pet hospitals may lead to the spread of germs, especially in summer, when stray dogs on the road are looking for food, they may be pricked by needles with sick dog blood, infected with diseases and easily spread.
In addition, if there are human and animal diseases lurking in pet medical waste, then these wastes will become a "bridge" for the spread of diseases, such as Brucella and rabies. This will expose the garbage disposal workers to risks and pose a major public health risk.
This was also confirmed by a doctor who said that there are more than 200 kinds of animal infectious diseases, more than half of which can be transmitted to humans. The main infectious diseases are rabies, anthrax, tuberculosis and toxoplasmosis. Pet hospitals treat sick cats and dogs every day. Disposable medical wastes such as needles, syringes and gauze are likely to become secondary pollution sources if they are not disposed of scientifically in time.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the cleaning staff will take away the medical waste together with the domestic waste on the landscape road, which will be transported to the landfill by the garbage truck for treatment.
It is understood that the health system has strict management norms for medical waste in general medical institutions, and it should be treated harmlessly after unified collection. However, the medical waste in pet hospitals, especially some small pet clinics, has not been paid enough attention by employees, which leads to the phenomenon that medical waste is mixed with domestic waste. However, from the perspective of biological safety, medical waste should be obviously different from ordinary waste. Medical waste contains many pathogenic microorganisms, which are not well treated, which means that the source of infection is not well controlled. People, wild animals and livestock who come into contact with the source of infection may become the route of transmission. Therefore, this kind of garbage should be strictly separated from domestic garbage and handed over to professional institutions for treatment.
I hope that the pet hospital can correct its own practices as soon as possible to avoid affecting others.