Domestic Animals & COVID-19 Risk
At this time, the CDC believes that while some animals - including domestic pets - have contracted a mild case of COVID-19 while living with infected individuals, the risk of trans-species transmission is low and the potential for pets to pass COVID-19 to humans is minimal. According to research studies, infected pets have not experienced severe disease states like those seen in human patients.
Additionally, there has been no evidence that contact with pet hair or skin, so please refrain from using chemical disinfectants on your pets - it can be very harmful to their health.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses with similar ways of infecting their host animal. Many coronaviruses are species-specific, meaning that only one or two species can be infected by the virus. Canine and feline coronaviruses cannot be passed to humans, and are different than SARS-CoV-2 (the COVID-19 virus currently infecting humans).
Links for further information:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/animals.html
https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/covid-19/pets.html#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20evidence%20that%20viruses%2C%20including%20the%20virus%20that,very%20sick%20or%20kill%20them.
At this time, the CDC believes that while some animals - including domestic pets - have contracted a mild case of COVID-19 while living with infected individuals, the risk of trans-species transmission is low and the potential for pets to pass COVID-19 to humans is minimal. According to research studies, infected pets have not experienced severe disease states like those seen in human patients.
Additionally, there has been no evidence that contact with pet hair or skin, so please refrain from using chemical disinfectants on your pets - it can be very harmful to their health.
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses with similar ways of infecting their host animal. Many coronaviruses are species-specific, meaning that only one or two species can be infected by the virus. Canine and feline coronaviruses cannot be passed to humans, and are different than SARS-CoV-2 (the COVID-19 virus currently infecting humans).
Links for further information:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/animals.html
https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/covid-19/pets.html#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20evidence%20that%20viruses%2C%20including%20the%20virus%20that,very%20sick%20or%20kill%20them.
