Can Pets Catch Coronavirus From Humans

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses.

Can pets catch coronavirus from humans. Centers for disease control and prevention. Photo by bogitw pixabay june 8 upi cats can catch the new coronavirus from humans according to a report released monday by the u s. In the panic over the spread of the virus people are worried not only about. Centers for disease control and prevention a few pets including cats and dogs also have been infected with the virus that causes covid 19.

Dogs can get covid 19 from humans vet says there are new questions about whether dogs can catch or transmit the coronavirus after a dog in north carolina tested positive for covid 19. Pets it seems can catch coronavirus too according to the latest news from the uk s chief veterinary officer who has confirmed the first case of covid 19 in a british cat. Risk of people spreading the virus that causes covid 19 to pets we are still learning about the virus that causes covid 19 but it appears that it can spread from people to animals in some situations. In early march 2020 the world health organization declared that the covid 19 novel coronavirus is a global pandemic.

Although we don t have any evidence to suggest that pets can spread coronavirus directly they could have the virus on their fur if they have been in close contact with a person with covid 19 just like anything else we touch. Some coronaviruses such as canine and feline coronaviruses infect only animals and do not infect humans. There have been no cases of pets passing the coronavirus that causes covid 19 to humans. This happened mostly after the animals were in close contact with people infected with the covid 19 virus.

You may have heard that coronaviruses can infect animals and wondered whether your pets could get covid 19 or pass the virus to you. Coronavirus in dogs and cats according to the u s.