The virus can spread through physical
contact with an infected dog and someone or something that has touched a dog infected with the dog flu, such as clothing or hands.
The Leptospira interrogans bacteria usually is spread to dogs when their mucous membranes or open wounds come into
contact with infected urine or urine - contaminated water, soil, or other items.
These potentially fatal viruses are ubiquitous throughout the world and transmission does not require direct
contact with an infected cat.
How Leptospirosis is Spread People and dogs are exposed to the Leptospira bacteria via
contact with infected urine or contaminated water, food, or soil.
Humans who are in
contact with infected cats will also transfer the virus on their shoes, clothes and hands and thereby contaminate or infect healthy cats.
There is also a form of the vaccine available for people who work in high risk jobs that might bring them in
contact with infected animals.
Due to the fact that it does not survive in the environment, it is contagious only by direct, prolonged, intimate wet
contact with an infected cat that is shedding the virus.
Cat Leukemia (FeLV) Transmission of this deadly viral infection is usually by direct
contact with an infected cat.
Feline infectious peritonitis is spread by inhaling contaminants in the air or by
contact with infected feces.
Parvovirus is transmitted by
contact with infected faeces and is most commonly seen in dogs under one year of age.
(2) Direct
contact with infected dog urine.
The dog flu virus is spread through air, contaminated surfaces (food and water bowls) and humans that have had
contact with infected dogs.
How Leptospirosis is Spread People and dogs are exposed to the Leptospira bacteria via
contact with infected urine or contaminated water, food, or...
Leptospirosis is transmitted by two means: (1) Direct
contact with infected rat urine.
It may be passed by direct
contact with an infected animal or person, or by handling contaminated objects or touching contaminated surfaces.
In addition to minimizing direct
contact with an infected dog, it is also important to keep the environment as free of spores as possible.
Infection of other animals and humans can occur, either by direct
contact with an infected dog or through contact with fungal spores in a contaminated environment.
Parvo is spread by oral
contact with infected fecal matter, which can be on a dog's fur or feet, in a crate, on a bed, shoe or carpet or on many other objects.
FPV is caused by the feline parvovirus which is transmitted by
contact with infected blood, feces or urine.
It is transmitted through
contact with infected urine so when your dog is drinking from a puddle, wading pool, ditch or pond and / or sniffing in the moist soil or grasses, he or she is at risk.
It is a very resilient virus and can be contracted through coughing, sneezing or
contact with an infected dog's saliva, urine or stool.
This means that your pet does not have to come in direct
contact with an infected animal to become infected, it just has to be in the same place (I.E a dog park or sniff the same mailbox) within two days of that flu - positive dog.
People may get Salmonella infections from handling contaminated pet products, or having
contact with infected pets or their feces.
It is transmitted through direct
contact with an infected dog's feces and is highly contagious and epidemic.
Feline leukemia virus is transmitted from cat - to - cat through direct
contact with an infected cat's urine or saliva (i.e., biting, mutual grooming, sharing of food and water bowls, sharing of litter boxes, etc.).
Ringworm is spread from animals to humans through direct
contact with an infected animal's skin or hair or through contact with contaminated equipment, such as brushes.
People can get the disease when they are in
contact with infected animals or animal products contaminated with the bacteria.
Ear mites spread so easily, your cat can get them from casual
contact with another infected pet either inside or outside your house.
The most common way cats get the disease is through saliva and casual
contact with an infected cat (i.e. mutual grooming, sharing bowls, sharing litter areas, touching noses, etc.).
Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic disease that is spread to humans and animals through contaminated food or water or
contact with an infected person or animal.
A cat can get ringworm directly through
contact with an infected animal - or indirectly through contact with bedding, dishes and other materials that have been contaminated with the skin cells or hairs of infected animals.
CIV is very contagious and can be spread through direct
contact with an infected dog or contact with environments, objects, or people contaminated with the virus.
Spores can live on bedding, furniture and anything else that has come into
contact with the infected animal.
The virus is occasionally transmitted from an infected queen to her kittens before birth but is more commonly acquired from close
contact with infected cats, which shed the virus in saliva, urine and feces.
Gueirard, P. et al, Human Bordetella bronchiseptica Infection Related to
Contact with Infected Animals: Persistence of Bacteria in Host Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1995
Ringworm is spread by
contact with infected animals, and by touching objects that the infected animal has touched; such as bedding, brushes or grooming equipment, saddles and another tack, furniture, rugs, etc..
Viral papilloma growths are contagious and are passed between dogs by
contact with an infected dog or objects in their environment.
The severity of clinical symptoms is also dependent upon the exposure to the virus, i.e. duration and mode of
contact with the infected dog and the ingested dose of virus through direct or indirect transmission.
Infection often occurs from
contact with infected feces, and is most common amongst puppies and kittens.
This virus is transmitted by direct
contact with infected dogs or wild members of the dog family, infected feces, or a contaminated environment.
Easily transmitted through insect bites and / or
contact with another infected animal, this disease inhibits proper pumping and functioning of the heart muscle, and may cause heart failure if not treated.
Dogs of any age can become infected with canine adenovirus via
contact with infected saliva, mucus, urine, or feces.
If your dog is never exposed to the disease organisms through
contact with an infected dog or its excretions you can't really know if it has high natural immunity or not.
There are no vaccines for preventing kennel cough in humans so it is suggested that anyone with compromised immunity should avoid
contact with infected dogs.
Keep young puppies isolated from other dogs and out of parks where they may come in
contact with infected feces, until they have completed their series of vaccinations.
The infection can either occur through direct
contact with an infected animal and / or its body fluids or through contact with urine contaminated water.
It is transmitted by
contact with infected fluids, especially during breeding or birth, and is a zoonotic disease, which means it can be transmitted from your pet to you.
As of yet, there are no confirmed cases of human infection after direct
contact with infected dogs.
Dogs in close
contact with infected dogs in places such as kennels, groomers, day care facilities, shelters and rescues are at increased risk of infection.
The virus spreads mainly through
contact with infected feces, soil or surfaces, and displays unusual resilience, surviving harsh weather and most forms of disinfection.