Dogs (and cats) have bacteria in their mouths that, in rare cases, can cause a serious, and even fatal, infection in humans.
The man’s case, published in the European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, revealed that he had touched and was licked by his dog in the weeks prior to becoming ill. Doctors eventually discovered that the man had been infected with a bacteria known as Capnocytophaga canimorsus, which lives in the saliva of dogs and cats.
A similar story happened this past summer to an Ohio dog owner, Marie Trainer, who experienced flu-like symptoms after becoming infected with the same bacteria and ended up having her hands and legs partially amputated. However, she survived the infection. Certain risk factors make people more vulnerable to the bacterial infection — namely, excessive alcohol use/abuse, people who have had their spleen surgically removed , and those with a compromised immune system , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . “It causes severe disease in people who have a form of immune deficiency such as HIV/AIDS, are on steroids or other immune-suppressive medications such as chemotherapy,” says Mangino.
What should pet owners do?It’s worth noting that “most contact with dogs and cats does not lead to a Capnocytophaga infection or any illness, even after a bite,” according to the CDC.
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