Will human colds be transmitted to pets? You must know if you keep pets!

Pet 9:05am, 10 July 2025 79

Will people’s colds be transmitted to each other to their pets? You must know if you keep pets! In winter, especially influenza, many people have viral colds. After they get home, they don’t dare to touch their dogs and cats. You should know that pets are much more expensive to see a doctor now than people. People can also use medical insurance, but pets don’t even have medical insurance. . . . It's helpless here. But what you don’t know is that the colds between pets and people will not be transmitted from each other. You can feel at ease when you get home and pick up the dog and pet cats.

Because CD molecules on the surface of human cells are different. The virus cannot enter the dog's body and is assembled with free nucleotides. It matures and cannot be released. In other words, influenza viruses between different species usually do not infect each other. For example, the reason why the occasional new avian influenza virus has attracted attention is because it can be transmitted from birds to people.

Common respiratory diseases in dogs are mainly caused by viral and bacterial infections, among which viral infections account for a large part, among which the main pathogens are canine distemper virus, parainfluenza virus, canine adenovirus, canine distemper virus, and bacterial pathogens such as pneumococcal and streptococcal.

However, there are also some common infectious diseases between humans and dogs, such as rabies (detailed introduction), brucellosis, toxoplasmosis, skin fungal diseases, etc. In daily life, parents also need to take precautions, ensuring that the dog is healthy and the family’s health!