2007-12-07 11:27:11 · 5 answers · asked by trmarousek 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
No but a child can get strep from a dog who has a high level of the strep bacteria. Most dogs carry strep, some have higher levels. If a child gets chornic strep their dog should be tested and treated with antibiotics to lower the level the dog has. A cat cannot give anything but worms/parasites to a child and even that is tough to pass on.
2007-12-07 12:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by cmb5283 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cat's upper respiratory infection is not strep, so a child couldn't contract strep from it.
Having said that, I was very prone to strep when younger. And my first husband could actually carry it but never get it.
Many times he would be around someone with strep and then a few days later I would come down with it, even though I was never directly exposed and he never got it.
Strep sucks, just make sure that the antibiotics are taken 100% until finished as strep can attack your internal organs.
2007-12-07 19:36:50 · answer #2 · answered by Gem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it can't cross over species unless it's a virus, and since an infection is a bacterial problem, not a virus, it's not possible.
2007-12-07 19:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by butterfly420☮ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
unlikely, but if the child is allergic to the cat, that can reduce his resistance to infections that are present.
2007-12-07 19:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless the child was kissing the cat.....so no, they must have gotten it elsewhere.
2007-12-07 19:32:24 · answer #5 · answered by Cat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋