Pets And Coronavirus

This happened mostly after the animals were in close contact with people infected with the covid 19 virus.

Pets and coronavirus. Some coronaviruses cause cold like illnesses in people while others cause illness in certain types of animals such as cattle camels and bats. Centers for disease control and prevention a few pets including cats and dogs also have been infected with the virus that causes covid 19. March 3 2020 the threat that the virus causing. Department of agriculture usda are aware of a very small number of pets worldwide including dogs and cats reported to be infected with the virus that causes covid 19 after close contact with people with covid 19.

Some coronaviruses such as canine and feline coronaviruses infect only animals and do not infect humans. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. You may have heard that coronaviruses can infect animals and wondered whether your pets could get covid 19 or pass the virus to you. The centers for disease control and prevention cdc and the u s.

Some coronaviruses cause cold like illnesses in people while others cause illness in certain types of animals such as cattle camels and bats. Your pets unlikely to get or give coronavirus editor s note. For the latest updates on the 2020 coronavirus outbreak see our news coverage. Coronavirus in dogs and cats according to the u s.

According to the veterinary centers of america vca ccov causes. In the panic over the spread of the virus people are worried not only about. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Dogs especially puppies are susceptible to a different strain of the virus known as canine coronavirus disease ccov.

In early march 2020 the world health organization declared that the covid 19 novel coronavirus is a global pandemic. Some coronaviruses such as canine and feline coronaviruses infect only animals and do not infect humans. For information on pets see if you have pets.