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How many sicknesses can cats get?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Diseases & Sickness from Cats.

Handling a cat is very safe but there are several kinds of diseases that a cat can carry. Some of these diseases could be transmitted to humans. By following simple health tips, you can be even safe-against cat-related diseases.

There are some common cat related sicknesses that can make a person sick, such as cat scratch disease (or cat scratch fever), and others such as plague (play-g), are rare. Toxoplasmosis (TOX-o-plaz-MO-sis) is a disease that can come from cats, but people are more likely to get it from eating raw meat or from gardening. Be careful of rabies, cats can carry this deadly viral disease.

There are other diseases that an individual is more likely to catch. A person's age and health status may affect his or her immune system, increasing the chances of getting sick. People who are more likely to get diseases from cats include infants, children younger than 5 years old, organ transplant patients, people with HIV/AIDS, and people being treated for cancer. Below there is some special advice for individuals who are at greater risk than others of getting diseases from animals.

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