People with COVID-19 can infect their pets with the new coronavirus. Conversely, it is almost impossible, according to experts. However, this does not apply to all animals.
Italian researchers tested 540 dogs and 277 cats in households, where people had tested positive for COVID-19, or in areas severely affected by the pandemic, such as Lombardy. The scientists detected antibodies against the virus in 3.4% of dogs and 3.9% of cats.
Studies on a relatively large number of animals confirm the premise that pets can be infected by humans with SARS-CoV-2, but vice versa is very unlikely. Tests taken from the mouth, nose and throat tested negative in all animals. Cats and dogs were tested between March and May 2020.
Pets do not spread the virus
Researchers say this extensive study is very useful. According to Thomas Mettenleiter, president of the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (FLI) in Greifswald, the results are not surprising: "Confirm what we already know." However, a study with such a large number of pets is welcome. "Samples are not easy to obtain."
Contact with the pet should not be reduced (picture-alliance / dpa Themendienst / K. Neumann)
Healthy people should not restrict contact with pets
The study therefore confirms the FLI researchers' assumption that dogs or cats have not yet played a role in the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The decisive factor is the transmission from person to person. "We start from the premise that the virus is usually transmitted from humans to animals," says Mettenleiter. Therefore, FLI considers that healthy people have no reason to restrict contact with their pets. On the other hand, patients infected with coronavirus should avoid contact with pets in order not to infect them.
Animals do not die from coronavirus infection
So far, Mettenleiter claims, there is no evidence that the animals could die from coronavirus infection. Even if pets contract the virus, it does not automatically mean that it can spread to animals and then spread through nasal, coughing or fecal secretions.
In addition, researchers at FLI have found that there is currently no evidence to confirm that pigs, chickens and other farm animals can be infected with SARS-CoV-2. The institute is currently conducting experiments with several species of animals. According to the initial results, ferrets and fruit bats are sensitive to the virus, but chickens and pigs are not. Cattle studies are still in their infancy.
Outbreaks of coronavirus on farms
Scientists are also investigating how the virus reached mink farms in the Netherlands and Spain, infecting almost all the animals kept there - that is, whether farm staff infected the animals or vice versa.
Precautionary measure in mink farms in the Netherlands: over one million animals have been killed
The outbreak of coronavirus on mink farms near the Spanish town of La Puebla de Valverde, a village of 500 inhabitants in northwestern Aragon, was discovered after 14 employees tested positive for the new coronavirus in late May. Two other employees became infected after the farm was closed.
Outbreaks in the Netherlands began in April. During the examinations, veterinary professor Wim van der Poel, from the University of Wagingen, found that the strain of virus found in mink is similar to that circulating in humans.
"I suspected that it might be transferred to humans (from animals)," van der Poel said. Which happened to at least two farm employees.
Authorities killed more than a million miners
As a precautionary measure following the outbreak, the Spanish authorities ordered the killing of more than 92,000 minks on the farm. 90 percent were infected with the new coronavirus.
In the Netherlands alone, more than 1.1 million minks, which have spread the virus, have been killed, the Dutch Food and Consumer Safety Agency said.
There are about 160 mink farms in the Netherlands. The country is the fourth largest fur producer in the world, after Denmark, China and Poland. Spain has 38 mink farms, most of them in Galicia.
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30 Funny and adorable pictures of people and pets helping each other through coronavirus pandemic
Many pet owners know how important the companion of our beloved animals can be, especially the joy they bring when you arrive home.
And now, as most of the population around the world is on lockdown, many pet owners have started to share funny pictures of how they currently cope with sharing “their territory” between them.
Bemorepanda has collected a compilation of top cute and adorable pictures that show how much joy and affection pets can bring during self-isolation.
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A dog wearing a protective mask is seen with its owner inside an autorickshaw in Chennai, India, March 30, 2020. / P. Ravikumar
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A man wearing a protective mask walks his dog in Bari, Italy March 31, 2020. / Alessandro Garofalo
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A man relaxes with his dog on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 26, 2020. / Ricardo Moraes
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A dog looks out the window as a boy studies at home via video conference in Rome, Italy, March 30, 2020. / Alberto Lingria
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A dog wears a mask on a street in Shanghai, China March 22, 2020. Aly Song
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Home veterinarian Wendy Jane McCulloch examines 8-year-old cat Ivy at the closed Botanica Inc. office as she makes client home visits, in Manhattan, New York City, March 31, 2020. / Caitlin Ochs
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A man wearing a face mask and his dog look out of a window in Prague, Czech Republic, March 24, 2020. / David W Cerny
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A cat lies in a window near a theatre in Oberammergau, Germany, March 19, 2020. Bavaria's Passion Play, staged every decade since the 1630s when villagers thanked God for the end of the plague, has been postponed for two years due to the spread of the coronavirus. / Andreas Gebert
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A dog looks through an apartment window in Washington, March 17, 2020. / Carlos Barria
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Lea, 19, plays with her cat as she studies at home during the coronavirus lockdown in Moorsel, Belgium March 31, 2020. / Francois Lenoir
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught humanity to wear masks in public, and judging by the way things are going with the vaccine, we will wear them for a long time. People are already accustomed to masks and over time they have turned from a means of protection into an element of clothing through which one can also express oneself.
One of the funniest designs of masks was the application of images of realistic cat faces on them. This design has many advantages: firstly, there is a huge variability, because you can order a mask in the form of a cat's face of any breed, and secondly, you can choose a mask for your facial expression. And this despite the fact that it all looks very fun!
1.Cat mask can be realistic
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3.there are even motorcycle cat masks
4. the cat face mask different
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8.You can even order a mask featuring a bald sphinx face
9.These masks not only protect but also cheer up
10 ... maybe not for everyone
11. Here's an example of how not to make masks with a cat face
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Reddit: 50 most cute and cuddly pictures of puppies and babies for this week (22-29 sept, 2021)
Reddit is essentially a platform that relies on an online community to decide what is and is not scientific, allowing them to post their own links and information. Site users would then be responsible for voting on these posts, either up or down, to determine which information is best.
The site is divided into different topic sections called subreddit. Browsing these subreddits to find the information that matters most to you is often responsible for the intimidation they have most with Reddit. The amount of information is massive and can affect you quite a bit if you are not familiar with the infrastructure.
Bemorepanda collected the cutest pictures on the subreddit with cute animals.
1.The best photo
2.Cool alpacas
3.Sun point
4.Bed time
5.Deep eyes
6.Eyes
7.Wild cats
8.Work time
9.Recreated
10.Growing up
11.Charming
12.PSPSPS
13.Wake him
14.Melting
15.Something bad
16.Check status
17.Best place
18.Best puppy
19.So cute
20.Felt cute
21.So cute
22.Duckies
23.Fox cuttness
24.So cute
25.Better day
26.Sparkling eyes
27.Chill
28.Leave the house
29.Knocked his eyes
30.Sleep
31.Bowtie
32.Best friends
33.Toast
34.A cat
35.Hi everyone
36.Happy birthday
37.Dog show
38.Buy a cat
39.See this
40.Coal
41.Leo
42.So cute
43.Beautiful eyes
44.Old fashion
45.Craves attention
46.Perfect moment
47.Sweet girl
48.Cuddles
49.Cat and butterfly
50.So cute
When we say that two people live “like a cat and a dog,” we mean that they are not on very good terms. Although, of course, none of them would be insolent enough to steal the bed from the other! Cats that, without a twinge of conscience, offend large and formidable dogs, and show them who is the boss in the house.
1. What a pain!
2. But I don't hear that this is Sharika's bed
3. Cornered
4. In the process of solving the problem
5. Even when there are many, I still deserve the best.
6.I felt sorry for you
7.Simple ignore
8. Never Give Up!
9.Dogs that are resigned with their position in the house
10. Can I even put my paw on?
11. The dog won, but for some reason it seems that it will not be long!
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