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Yes. The influenza virus is easily transmitted by fomites, including unwashed hands, food and water dishes, brushes and other common items. If one dog has influenza and you play with him then go play with another dog without washing your hands and changing clothes (including shoes), you could infect the second dog with influenza from the first dog.
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∙ 15y agoNo, but they could with other dogs.
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Can dogs get Flu?
Not the human flu, but dogs are susceptible to the canine version of colds and flu (which are caused by different things) The canine flu shows symptoms very close to kennel cough but they ARE NOT the same thing. The canine flu is almost the same as horse flu, and dog flu can be described as H3N8. many dogs recover within a few weeks on their own, beware that dogs may not show symptoms but are still contagious to other dogs. Humans and dogs can not transmit flu from each other, they are different strains.
Can your dog get the flu?
Dogs can get the flu but, not from you.
What is the difference between Type B flu viruses and the Swine Flu?
They are different types of influenza viruses. Human "Swine flu" (H1N1/09) is caused by Type A viruses.
Can humans catch throat virus from dogs?
Dogs cannot get most viruses carried by humans as these viruses cannot cross the species barrier. Deadly viruses like rabies can cross the barrier between species, but are more often transmitted from the dog to the human. A common misconception is that dogs can catch a cold or flu from their owners but this is untrue
What if your dog has the bird flu?
Dogs are not susceptible to the H5N1 bird flu.
What are the three animals where the Swine Flu evolved?
well it started with the avion flu which mixed with swine flu (the origoinal non-human effecting) then with human flu
Can dogs get Influenza?
No. Dogs cannot get The flu but they do get the kennel cough. Kennel cough is basiclly a doggie cold/flu. Hope this helped:)
Can a catch catch the flu from a human?
No a catch isn't an animal or human. Humans can catch the flu and polio. A lot of kids die from polio and the flu.
Can dogs get the flu?
Actually, I don't think so. I'm pretty sure about that. Because dogs don't have hair-free skin around their lips so they shouldn't be able to... If you want to make sure just ask a vet. It's what I would do. But, otherwise, no.
What is the origin of the name swine lu?
Swine flu was first discovered in people working with pigs. Flu is a disease that is transmitted in various forms among people, pigs, and birds. Sometimes bird flu is transmitted to pigs, and sometime pig flu is transmitted to people. What actually happens is that a pig has pig flu and catches bird flu. A chromosome from the bird flu gets mixed with the pig flu and changes it to a different type of flu. Then a person with human flu catches pig flu. A chromosome with pig and perhaps bird flu mixes with the human flu. The flu is mainly human flu but contains pig and bird flu chromosomes. It got the name swine flu because people working with pigs caught it first. Because it has the pig and bird chromosomes, people with resistance to human flu, have less resistance to swine flu.
Is there a link between flu and schizophrenia?
There is no link between flu and schizophrenia.
What types of flu create the Swine Flu?
A mixture of the standard Human Flu, Bird Flu and Pig Flu. This creates a new strain of flu called swine flu (Influenza A H1 N1).
