Monday, May 24, 2010

Can an animal catch a cold from a human?


Answers:
nope, viruses that cause colds recognize markers on cells that they attack called MHC proteins. different animals have different types of these proteins so a virus that attacks a cat cell wont be able to attack a human cell for example. for viruses to affect different species they must mutate properly( like some strains of "bird flu") but i havent heard of this happening in a regular cold virus.
I'm not sure a cold but you can catch pink eye. So be especially careful if your pets eyes are watery.
no they cant dogs pH and temp are too diff..that's why you cant catch your dogs cold either.
No they don't.The nature has made them in a way that you can cuddle them in bed comfortably when you get sick :)))
yes but if you want to be 100 percent sure ask a vet

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