You Kiss Your Dog: It Could Kill You Both Within 48 Hours
Kissing your dog on the nose and he licks your face in return? It's cute, but deadly.
Dog saliva contains Capnocytophaga bacteria, which can cause sepsis in humans.
And if you have a wound on your skin, the infection will penetrate into the blood in minutes. Symptoms: fever, vomiting, organ failure. But that's not all - through kissing you can infect your pet with herpes or a fungus that is fatal to it.
But the danger is not only in saliva. After a walk, the dog brings worm eggs, lawn chemicals and reagents on its paws.
When she licks her paws and then you, all of this gets into your body. Children are especially vulnerable: their immunity is weaker, and 70% of kids have the habit of kissing a dog on the muzzle.
How to protect yourself? Wash your pet's paws after each walk using a special shampoo. Do not let him into bed and do not eat from the same plate.
And if you want to express love, pet the dog behind the ear or scratch the chest - it likes it more than kisses. And do not forget about anthelmintic drugs every 3 months - they will save both you and your pet.
