12/04/2017
Animal Diseases &Your Health
Animal diseases that are transmissible to human are called ZOONOSES.
Many diseases affecting humans can be traced to animals or animal products.
You can get DISEASES directly from an animal /indirectly through the environment.
FARM animals can carry diseases.
If you touch them or things they have touched e.g Fencing,Buckets....wash your hands thoroughly.
Adults should make sure children who visit farms/petting zoos wash up as well.
Though they may be cool &CUDDLY,WILD ANIMALS carry bacteria,viruses,fungi,parasites....
Some wild animals carry RABIES.
Enjoy WILDLIFE from a distance.
PETS can also make you sick,reptiles pose a particular risk in our environment.
Cattle,Sheep,Goat,Poultry can transmit SamoneIIa to their OWNERS.
You can contact RABIES from an infected DOG/TOXOPLASMOSIS from handling KITTY Iitter of an infected cat(Pregnant women at risk).
The chance that your cat/dog will make you SICK is small.
You can reduce the risk by practicing;
1.GOOD HYGIENE
2.KEEPING PET AREAS CLEAN
3.KEEPING YOUR PETS' SHOT UP-TO-DATE(Call for your VETERINARY SERVICE)
Caring for your animals is a form of worship to the Almighty and remember Cleanliness is next to Godliness. HEALTH.
