Can Animals Get The Coronavirus

In addition the virus doesnt seem to affect animals as severely as humans and the chances of them spreading it are very low.

Can animals get the coronavirus. There have been no cases of pets passing the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Pets to test positive for the coronavirus raising the question of which animals are susceptible to. Yes some animals can catch Covid-19 through close contact with infected humans but fortunately this is extremely rare.

However there have been a few cases worldwide where animals likely got the virus from humans. The main driver of Covid-19 spread is human-to-human contact. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses.

They include pet cats and zoo animals. 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. 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.

Researchers and authorities are constantly learning about the new coronavirus but it appears it can spread from people to animals and between animals particularly cats in some situations. This is highly unlikely to happen according to scientists and vets. Can a dog or cat transmit coronavirus to people.

The coronavirus has upended our way of life but its also having a dramatic impact on animals across the globe too from black rhinos being poached in Botswana to a coughing tiger in New York and emboldened goats on the streets of Wales. COVID-19 is thought. Well as it stands scientists believe that dogs are not in any relative danger of contracting coronavirus neither are chickens pigs and ducks.

As the BBC tells us there is a bit of a myth that you might be able to catch the coronavirus from pets. The dog cat pig and cattle coronaviruses are very common and do not cause illness in people. After all the prevailing theory is that the virus got its start in wild animals in China and may have gone under the radar until it made the jump to humans.