Your pet may be a carrier of one of the many transmittable diseases that can spread from animals to people. Pets such as dogs, cats, birds, and reptiles may all be carriers of transmittable disease. If not detected early and treated correctly, these diseases can have severe consequences, so it’s essential to check your pet’s health and take them to the vet if you discover a sign of illness or infection.
Transmittable Diseases From Animals
Aside from the flu, you could catch a few other typical illnesses from your pet. People with weak immune systems must take more caution because they may be more vulnerable than healthy people. The following are the most typical contagious diseases discovered in animals.
1. Rabies
Rabies is a deadly illness of the nervous system that is caused by a virus and spreads through bites. A high temperature or a headache might be early signs. This can rapidly progress into frustration, drowsiness, or confusional symptoms. It is often too late to cure when those symptoms show up. Rabies can be spread from domesticated pets like dogs and cats, but wild animals have a higher risk.
2. Ringworm
The underlying reason for this problem is not a worm but rather a fungal infection of the skin’s outermost layer. There is a high threat of transmission to humans from infected pets, including dogs, cats, horses, and other types. Furthermore, if you have been sweating or have a small cut on your skin, you are most likely to catch it from touching surfaces that an infected animal or person has touched. Rash symptoms include a red, ring-shaped appearance that can be dry, scaly, wet, or crusty. Ringworm is hard to avoid but responds well to treatment.
3. Hookworms and Roundworms
These parasites are often discovered in puppies and kittens. The pet’s feces consist of eggs or larvae. Hookworm can cause humans to develop painful, itchy skin infections. Some people with roundworms may not experience signs, but others, particularly kids who come into contact with pet feces, may experience eye damage.
4. Tapeworm
Tapeworms can be transmitted to dogs and cats when they eat an infected flea. While the majority of adults contract tapeworms from contaminated food, kids can obtain them from swallowing fleas carrying tapeworm larvae. Tapeworm segments may appear in a human or animal’s stool or around the anal area. These pieces resemble rice grains.
To make sure that your pet is healthy and gets treatment for any problems they may have, arrange a visit with veterinary internal medicine in Perry as soon as possible.
5. Psittacosis (parrot fever)
This bacterial infection can be caught by inhaling dried feces or respiratory tract fluids from infected birds, including parrots, parakeets, macaws, and cockatiels. This infection is difficult to prevent because it rarely shows symptoms in pet birds. Seek medical attention immediately or visit Perry Animal Hospital if having a sick bird causes you to experience flu or respiratory signs.
6. Salmonella
Salmonella is commonly contracted from consuming contaminated food, but it can also be transmitted through the feces of infected pets. This infection is most likely spread from chicks and ducklings to humans or through reptiles like lizards, snakes, and turtles. It might also be spread by dogs, cats, birds, and even horses. High temperature, diarrhea, and stomach pain are possible signs. You can learn more here about the right treatment.
7. Lyme Disease
This is an infectious bacteria transmitted by ticks. Although your dog can not directly transmit Lyme to you, if your outdoor cat or dog picks up a couple of ticks on their fur, it may be able to do so. Tick bites can trigger a bull’s- eye rash, high temperature, headache, and muscle or joint pain. Although not everyone infected with Lyme will experience symptoms, the disease can advance into a chronic condition without treatment, causing swelling of the nerves and heart, mental changes, and pain.
