diarrhea in people. Puppies and some adult dogs often carry a variety of parasites that can cause rashes or illness in people.   Less often, dogs in urban or rural areas can carry the bacterium Leptospira (lep-TO-spy-ruh). This germ causes the disease leptospirosis (lep-to-spi-roh-sis) in people and animals. 

Some people are more likely than others to get diseases from dogs. A person's age and health status may affect his or her immune system, increasing the chances of getting sick. People who are more likely to get diseases from dogs include infants, children younger than 5 years old, organ transplant patients, people with HIV/AIDS, and people being treated for cancer. Special advice is available for people who are at greater risk than others of getting diseases from animals. Many groups support the health benefits of pets. These groups provide information on how pets can help people be healthy. Below, you can learn more about dog-related diseases.

Health Information- Diseases from Pet Waste

SOURCE: National Center for Infectious Diseases ​

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Pet Waste creates a bacterial and biological hazard. A single gram of dog feces can contains 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, which are known to cause cramps, diarrhea, intestinal illnesses, and serious kidney disorders in humans. 

​Although dogs can pass germs to people, you are not likely to get sick from touching or owning dogs. To best protect yourself from getting sick, thoroughly wash your hands with running water and soap after contact with dogs, dog saliva, or dog feces (stool). Dogs can carry a variety of germs that can make people sick. Some of these germs are common and some are rare. For example, puppies may pass the bacterium Campylobacter in their feces (stool). This germ can cause
Zoonoses are Diseases that can be passed from pets to humans. 


4 types of pathogens that are transferred from animals to humans are parasites, protozoa, viruses, and bacteria.

3 of the most common worms that humans can get from animals include Roundworm, Hookworm, and Tapeworm.

How can roundworm pathogen harm people?  In most cases wandering worms cause no symptoms or apparent damage. However, in some cases, they produce a condition called visceral larva migrans. The larvae may cause damage to tissue and sometimes affect the nerves or even lodge in the eye. In some cases, they may cause permanent nerve or eye damage, even blindness. 

How can Hookworm pathogen harm people? Hookworm larvae typically move about within the skin, causing inflammation in the affected skin. This is called cutaneous (skin) larva migrans. One type of hookworm can penetrate into deeper tissues and cause more serious damage to the intestine and other organs.

Roundworm or hookworm disease could be transmitted to a person through direct contact with infected feces. This usually happens by chance ingestion (eating) of contaminated soil, sand, or plant life. 


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