There are very
few zoonotic diseases carried by cats and you would have to come into contact with the cat which is highly unlikely with feral cats.
Not exact matches
Retailers can help by getting the word out that a
few simple precautions can usually protect against
zoonotic diseases — things such as washing hands with soap and water after handling animals, never using the same sink area for food - preparation as you do for cleaning your animals, their cages and toys, and thoroughly disinfecting immediately after any «accidents.»
Very
few diseases are spread between species; these are called
zoonotic diseases.
Though there are
fewer zoonotic risks in North America than developing countries, we owe that reduced risk to an infrastructure developed to prevent
disease using tools, which included food safety and animal and human vaccination.
«There is a whole field of public health dedicated to studying this right now,» said Monk, who in his eight - year career has seen a
few examples of
zoonotic diseases.