• Question: Are there any illnesses that we can catch from household pets?

    Asked by mimi1097 to Janet on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Janet Daly

      Janet Daly answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Fortunately, there are not too many diseases that we can catch from our household pets…there is a parasite called toxoplasmosis that is common in cats – most people will not catch it, but it can be dangerous for pregnant women or people who are already ill.

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