>Human contact with cats, dogs, and other pets results in several million infections each year in the United States, ranging from self-limited skin conditions to life-threatening systemic illnesses. >Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common pet-related parasitic infections. Although toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic or mild, it may cause serious congenital infection if a woman is exposed during pregnancy, particularly in the first trimester. >Common pet-borne fungal infections include tinea corporis/capitis (ringworm); campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are among the most common bacterial infections associated with pet ownership. >Less commonly, pets can transmit arthropod-borne and viral illnesses (e.g., scabies, rabies). >Infection in a pet can provide sentinel warning of local vectors and endemic conditions, such as Lyme disease risk. >Treatment is infection-specific, although many infections are self-limited. >Prevention involves common sense measures such as adequate hand washing, proper disposal of animal waste, and ensuring that infected animals are diagnosed and treated. >Special precautions are indicated for immunocompromised persons. Increased communication between primary care physicians and veterinarians could improve treatment and prevention of these conditions.Dogs no longer serve any purpose with the advent of locking doors and mechanized farming. They're obsolete, spread disease, and serve to keep people who are so inferior that they like animals more than people from killing themselves. If you own one, you need to get out.
Here's just a small excerpt of diseases that dogs transmit to humans, which happen to be particularyl virulent in children:
>Campylobacteriosis >Hookworm>Roundworm>Scabies>Giardia(kills small children who are infected)>Rabies>Cryptosporidium(another child killer) https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pets/dogs.html 