But an epidemic could again stem from
contact with animals carrying foreign diseases.
Not exact matches
The
animals, which live in close
contact with humans across the region,
carry a wide variety of astroviruses, pathogens that commonly cause diarrhea in people and can also infect the kidney, liver, and brain, researchers report this week in PLOS Pathogens.
They all bother me because they
carry diseases, I am fortunate that fleas don't seem to be as much of problem here as in the south, I guess fleas they are the hardest to get rid of, if your
animal gets in
contact with them.
The New Smyrna Beach Police Department is cautioning residents about making
contact with wild or stray
animals because they may be
carrying the deadly rabies virus.
Any
contact with an outdoor cat
carrying a disease, or even a rabid
animal, means your kitty is at risk.
The virus is airborne and can spread by
contact with infected
animals and can be
carried on clothing and shoes of those in
contact with infected cats.
Non-immunized dogs that come in
contact with an infected
animal carry a high risk of contracting distemper, as do puppies born to an infected mother, and young dogs under extreme stress or who are immunocompromised.
If you allow your cat to go outside, he might come into
contact with wild
animals who
carry parasites and disease, as well as other outdoor cats who may fight
with him, greatly increasing his risk of getting feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).
Contact with stagnant or slow - moving water where
animals carrying and shedding leptospira bacteria urinate is the most significant form of exposure.