Do you love your pets so much that they sleep in your bed? Well, being close with your animals may feel good, but being too close may kill you:
Although they are not common, documented cases show people contracting infections by getting too cozy with their animals, according to work by researchers in California.
These so-called zoonoses include contracting plague from flea-infested pets, a MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection, a bacterial infection resistant to multiple strains of antibiotics originating from the canine family, and various parasitic worms.
Bruno Chomel, a professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, said the research was prompted by stories he heard from his students when they described their relationships with their pets, and also from pet owners in general.
When we wrote and asked, they were pushed into admitting that they really didn't know.
Hmmm......
I'll take my chances on the bacterial infections as well, since I'm guessing proper pet care reduces that risk of infection as well. I'd rather be warm and cozy in bed then be cold because of a minute chance of an infection.
Sounds like this study was done on people who let stray, flea infested animal sleep with them, yeah, that's probably a bad idea.
Sure (wink wink nudge nudge) it's the dog.