This is not intended to discourage you from owning a pet dog, but to inform you about the responsibilities you have to your pooch and to your family and friends. There are infectious dog diseases that can kill your doggie and can pose real danger to you and your friends and family too. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, humans can contract bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infection from their four-legged best friend – if proper pet care and hygiene is absent.Where’s the Danger
Okay, before anything else, know that you’re not in danger of contracting these icky if not life-threatening infectious dog diseases if you practice proper pet dog care and maintenance. Complete your pet dog vaccinations and have them regularly checked by a vet to catch early signs of infectious dog diseases. You should be okay.
If your dogs are Alpo-ad perfect, when should you be worried? You should be worried when adopting a new pet dog, visiting friends with a pet dog, or visiting foreign places where animal care is not a priority. Take precautions in these countries because you don’t want to bring home with you free riders that can infect you and your dogs.
Bacterial Infectious Dog Diseases
Some of the known bacterial infectious diseases in dogs are the following:
1. Brucellosis
2. Campylobacteriosis
3. Leptospirosis
4. Lyme disease
5. Q Fever
These diseases can cause anything from mild symptoms to severe hemorrhagic disease as leptospirosis. You can contract the causal bacteria by coming in contact with dogs’ saliva, stool, urine, or even by just petting an infectious dog and inhaling the bacteria that are lodged on its coat. The brucella bacterium that causes brucellosis, for example, can be contracted through inhalation or eating contaminated foods with dirty hands from holding an infectious pet dog.
1. Brucellosis
2. Campylobacteriosis
3. Leptospirosis
4. Lyme disease
5. Q Fever
These diseases can cause anything from mild symptoms to severe hemorrhagic disease as leptospirosis. You can contract the causal bacteria by coming in contact with dogs’ saliva, stool, urine, or even by just petting an infectious dog and inhaling the bacteria that are lodged on its coat. The brucella bacterium that causes brucellosis, for example, can be contracted through inhalation or eating contaminated foods with dirty hands from holding an infectious pet dog.
Fungal Infectious Dog Diseases
Ringworm disease is a fungal infection that you can contract from dogs, too. Ringworm infection appears as a circular, gross rash on your skin (usually on the arms and legs), and it can leave an ugly scar or discoloration. Dogs and kennel that are not properly cleaned can harbor the fungus, which you can contract by just coming in contact with your skin.
Although ringworm disease is not life-threatening, it’s an embarrassing skin rash, nonetheless, that could be very itchy and sometimes painful. Don’t pet dogs that you think are dirty, and wash any part of your skin that comes in contact with soap and water.
Although ringworm disease is not life-threatening, it’s an embarrassing skin rash, nonetheless, that could be very itchy and sometimes painful. Don’t pet dogs that you think are dirty, and wash any part of your skin that comes in contact with soap and water.
Viral Infectious Dog Diseases
The most dangerous disease that you can contract from dogs is rabies. Rabies can kill! You can get rabies from unvaccinated dogs; that’s why rabies vaccine is the number one vaccine requirement for your canine. Rabies is pretty common in countries in Asia, some parts of Europe, and it’s common in abandoned dogs in the United States and wild dingoes in Australia.
If you see unfamiliar stray dogs in your area, don’t attempt to bring them home. Instead, call your local animal shelter to handle them for you. And be very careful with dogs when visiting foreign places with known rabies cases.
The most common infectious dog diseases in the U.S. are those caused by external and internal parasites. Leishmaniasis, round and flat worm infection, giardiasis, scabies, and cryptosporidiosis are the common parasitic infection that humans can get from a pet dog. Of these parasitic infections, giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis are the most painful and life-threatening – you definitely need to see a doctor for the cure. Giardia and cryptosporidium parasites that cause the giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis can cause diarrhea that can dehydrate and kill infected individuals within few hours if proper hospital care is not given. The other infectious dog diseases, however, are easily treated with purgative medication and topical treatments that kills the causal parasites. But, the thought of having these parasites inside you should be pretty horrifying.
So, if you have a pet dog, you know what to do. Have it vaccinated against common dog diseases and practice proper care and maintenance with your pooch to avoid contracting infectious dog diseases.
If you see unfamiliar stray dogs in your area, don’t attempt to bring them home. Instead, call your local animal shelter to handle them for you. And be very careful with dogs when visiting foreign places with known rabies cases.
Parasitic Infection from Dogs
So, if you have a pet dog, you know what to do. Have it vaccinated against common dog diseases and practice proper care and maintenance with your pooch to avoid contracting infectious dog diseases.
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