If you have been infected with coronavirus, of course, you should remain isolated. Doctors say knowing someone can make them sick. But can you visit your pet during this time? Scientists say no.
In a new study, researchers in the Netherlands have found that a large number of dogs and cats are falling prey to Kovid. Scientists believe that this virus passes from humans to pets.
Dr. Els Broens of Utrecht University in the Netherlands says that about 20 percent of animals are at risk of having Kovid from their owner. However, the opposite is true, that is, there is no specific information about the infection of pets to their owners. Dr. Broens says, “Fortunately, animals don’t get very sick with this virus.”
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
Better to keep your distance from Corona
If humans have Kovid-19, they should avoid mixing and clinging to dogs. Utresh researchers took nose and blood samples from 48 cats and 54 dogs whose owners had been infected with Kovid-19 for the past 200 days. And amazing! Crown turned out to be in 17.4% of cases. Symptoms were also observed in 4.2% of the animals.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
Animals can also get sick
A quarter of the animals that were infected also became ill. The disease was mild in most animals, with three more severe. However, medical experts are not too worried. They say pets don’t play a special role in the epidemic. The great danger is infection between humans.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
Keep animals or not?
Only in March 2020 was it known that cats can also have a crown. This was first reported by the Veterinary Research Institute in Harbin, China. He had also said that the crown can also pass from one cat to another. But it’s not that easy, says veterinarian Hualan Shen.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
do not you worry
Cat owners should not panic. Cats immediately produce antibodies against the virus, so they do not stay infected for long. Severe Kovid-19 patients should not let their cats out for a while. And those who are healthy should wash their hands after stroking unknown animals.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
Who infects whom?
Should this pet pig going to Rome keep a safe distance from the dog? This question should also be reviewed. Pigs are not carriers of the crown virus, this statement was made by Harbin researchers in 2020. But then he had said the same in the case of dogs. Can they still say that today?
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
When humans become danger
Nadia, a four-year-old Malaysian tigress, lives in a New York zoo. Corona was found in 2020. The zoo’s chief veterinarian told National Geographic magazine that this was the first case of Kovid-19 from humans to wild animals.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
Blame the bats?
The virus is believed to come from the forest. Bats were considered the first SARS-CoV-2 race. But veterinarians say that in December 2019, some other species may have been an intermediate host between bats and humans in Wuhan. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
Racoon under suspicion
This raccoon is a carrier of known SARS viruses. Virologist Kristian Drosten considers him a serious carrier of the virus. The raccoons are said to be largely hunted for their skin in China or raised on farms. According to him, Racoon is the most suspicious.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
Or is this little animal responsible?
Pangolins are also suspected of spreading the virus. Researchers in Hong Kong, China and Australia have identified a SARS-CoV-2-like virus in pangolins in Malaysia.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
forty fragrances
Hualan Shen also conducted experiments with ferrets. The result was that the crown virus grows in them in the same way as in normal cats.
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Dogs and cats can also have a crown
Is chicken a danger to humans?
Experts have given a clean slate to people involved in poultry farming. Like this businessman from Wuhan, China. Scientists believe that in 2019, the first case of the virus reached Wuhan itself. Humans don’t need to panic, because chickens have immunity to SARS-CoV-2. And also in ducks and other birds.
Report: Fabian Schmidt
non-serious condition
Broens’ study was read this week at the European Congress of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. For this study, 156 dogs and 154 cats from 196 households were studied. These houses were such, where one member had Kovid.
See: Billions spent on pets
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
Big eyes and great spending
Last year, pet stores sold more than 420 billion items. This accounted for 4.3% more sales than in 2019. Adding to the sale of wild bird food, this industry earned more than Rs 470 billion. These data were provided by IVH, an industrial group that manufactures pet supplies.
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
your partner in all seasons
Dogs are man’s best friends even in Germany. There are now over a million dogs in the country and last year their sales went up as well as the price. During the epidemic, dogs worked to save people from loneliness. Who wouldn’t spend a little more to feed a family member a good meal?
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
But the first number is not about dogs
Despite the growing popularity of dogs, cats are the true kings of the pet world. There are currently more than 125 million cats in the country, accounting for a quarter of the total number of pets. Last year, the largest increase (9.4%) was in spending on snacks and cat milk.
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
47% of households have pets
Last year, the Germans brought home about a million new pets. Now about 47 percent of households have pets, but not all are dogs and cats. There are also about 5 million rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and rats. The number of domesticated birds is 35 lakhs, the number of aquariums is 18 lakhs and the number of terrariums for lizards and turtles is about 13 lakhs.
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
it must also be beautiful
In Germany, most people have to follow social distance, but pets can meet their friends while walking. Perhaps that is why animal doctors, their caretakers, and those who took them for a walk were very busy during the epidemic. This expenditure is not mentioned in this study, which means that the actual expenditure on animals is much higher.
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
Despite this, the people of Germany are behind America.
Germans may be in love with their pets, but they are far behind international standards. According to research by The Economist, Germany ranked fifth in the world in terms of per capita spending on pets in 2019. Switzerland, France and the United Kingdom were ahead of Germany on this list. America came first, where pets cost twice as much as Germany.
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
“A Tashan”
Most of the spending on pets goes to food, but there are many other things that are gaining in importance. People with money now also buy Tiffany straps, Prada handbags, Versace bowls, Ralph Lauren sweaters and thick moncler jackets for their pets.
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
work from home and then shop online
Working from home was good news for pets, but the business of day care centers was ruined. Yes, online shopping for your need has definitely increased. Last year, online spending was at least about Rs 70 billion, which is 16 per cent more than a year ago.
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People in Germany spent billions on pets during the pandemic
The friendship of confinement will continue
Recently, the prices of many animals have risen significantly, but there are many concerns about what will happen after confinement. When the confinement and the pandemic are completely over and everything is back to normal, will people still have so much time for their animals and want to keep them? The people who run the place where the animals are are more concerned about this. – Timothy Roux
Dr. Broens found that about 17 percent of the animals — 31 cats and 23 dogs — had antibodies to Kovid-19. That is, he had been infected with the coronavirus. In addition, six cats and seven dogs, or about 4%, had covid at the time of the study, which was detected by the PCR test.
After extensive research, the researchers found that these animals recovered very quickly and did not make the other animals living in the same house sick.
not all animals get sick
Kovid-19 is believed to have passed from bats to humans. In the early months of the outbreak, it was known that non-mammals can also become infected with the virus, but they do not become seriously ill and recover quickly.
According to the information currently available, the beaver is the only animal that can infect humans and can also infect other animals.
Broens says the amount of infections pets will have also depends on how much their owners mix with them. He says, “Many owners maintain very close contact with their pets. For example, they sleep in the same bed. That way you can get an idea of how close their contact is. In this situation, an infection can happen.”
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