Can Animals Get The Coronavirus
About 20 percent of colds are the result of a human coronavirus.
Can animals get the coronavirus. The CDC reports that there is no evidence that animals play a significant role in spreading the coronavirus among humans. There is no evidence that viruses can spread to people or other animals from a pets skin fur or hair. At present the AFCD does not have evidence that pet animals can be infected with COVID-19 virus or can be a source of infection to people the AFCD said in a statement.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. This is highly unlikely to happen according to scientists and vets. The coronavirus outbreak has sparked a 70 increase in pet foster care according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ASPCA.
Both cats and dogs can become infected with the coronavirus. There are a few other reported cases of domestic animals having coronavirus in other countriessuch as a pet cat in Belgium whose owner had previously tested positive for COVID-19. They can also show symptoms of COVID-19 and might be able to.
The virus that causes COVID-19 is different from other coronaviruses that affect domestic animals. Pets to test positive for the coronavirus raising the question of which animals are susceptible to. However keep in mind that young children people with weakened immune systems and people age 65 and older are more likely to get sick from some other germs that.
COVID-19 is mainly spread through droplets produced when an infected person coughs. However there have been a few cases worldwide where animals likely got the virus from humans. It is still unclear though if infected animals can transmit the virus to their human owners especially when coronaviruses typically stem from animal-to-human encounters.
The main driver of Covid-19 spread is human-to-human contact. Coronaviruses infect many animals including pigs domestic and wild birds bats rodents dogs cats and cattle. SARS-CoV-2 the virus responsible for COVID-19 originated from wild animals likely bats in China.