can my cat catch my cold?
網上大多是關於貓貓生病時會否傳人,
至於人生病時會否傳貓, 資料實在很少。
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人生病會否傳貓:
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New York Post: THE CAT LADY - CAT'S GOT A COLD (link here)
January 7, 2007 -- AFTER the holiday season comes the flu season. I hope you haven't started your new year laid up in bed with a cold. But if you have, I know what's worrying you the most right now: Can my cat catch my cold?
The answer, I am happy to say, is no. Go ahead and snuggle up with Miss Kitty to help comfort your misery, because your cat can't catch your germs. The cold viruses that attack us don't attack cats, and the same goes for their viruses.
Cats can, however, catch a cold from another cat. Similarly to humans, if your cat cozies up with another cat that happens to be ill, it too can wind up with the sniffles. This is most likely to occur if your cat spends time outside, as indoor cats seldom get colds. Likewise, if you didn't ride the subway every day and work in a cubicle close to sneezing co-workers, you might not get colds, either.
While he can't catch a cold directly from you, your cat can catch one if you visit someone who has a sick cat. Cold germs float through the air and settle on solid surfaces, including fabrics. Wash your hands thoroughly and take off and wash your clothes as soon as you get home to avoid transferring germs.
At the start of winter, you may notice your cat coughing, but that's not a cold. In fact, that's the heat. When the furnaces are first turned up, dust that has settled over the last few months begins to circulate through your home. (In fact, you may find yourself coughing
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can my cat catch my cold? (link here)
Summary:
Zoonotic diseases by their definition are animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans. I don't know of any disease that can readily be transferred from humans to animals, although I've had suspicions about a couple of them. Speaking of cats specifically, the most common zoonotic diseases are rabies, toxoplasmosis, ringworm, and bartonello henslae.
Although there is absolutely no scientific proof, I've wondered if humans can transmit the latter two diseases to cats, since they are the only ones which can be transmitted by touch alone.
As for your cold, in my opinion, you have no need to worry about your cat catching it. Nor are cats susceptible to human flu. Cats can be great nurses, so if it comforts you to cuddle with her while you are recovering from your cold, by all means, do so!
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yahoo knowledge: Can cats catch human cold viruses?(link here)
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Colds in Cats and Kittens (link here)
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貓生病會否傳人:
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yahoo knowledge: can humans get an illness from their cats?(link here)
Summary:
Most viruses are extremely species specific. Human can't pass the infection back and forth.
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wiki zoonosis (link here)
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diseases spread from cat to man(link here)
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cats may carry the bird flu virus(link here)
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