Can a HUman get sick from their Dog?

There are very few illnesses that can transfer from dogs to humans. The most obvious one is rabies, but staff infections are another thing to watch out for. There are a few others as well. The normal things dogs get on a regular basis are generally non-transferable. The cold or a flu can't be shared. Dogs can get a "cold" but it's not actually the same disease as the one humans get. I think the only concern from a dog who throws up is if he happens to have roundworms or something similar. It's not all that common though.

I have wondered about it too. And not only about dogs but about cats too. I wonder what all we can get from each other. I know one thing for certain I never let any animal lick me in the face or on the mouth. I think that is just plain nasty. I know they have fewer germs in their mouths compared to us but you know they clean their entire bodies with their tongues and they walk on the dirty ground, etc. And for that matter we as humans put dirt and bacteria on them when we pet them. Have a nice day and happy myLotting!!!

I always wondered about that too. I think you can get tapeworms if you swallow fleas or flea eggs too. That was one I remembered. Yuck!

Hello Czylove and welcome to myLot. Normally, if a dog throws up and you are around them, you don't get sick, especially if you respect the rules of hygiene. Speaking of diseases that can be taken from our dogs, I knew that Sarcoptic mange is such a disease. I also knew that ringworms can be transmited from dogs to humans if we don't respect the rules of hygiene. Rabies is well known for its high risk of being transmited from an infected dog to a human. But your question made me curious and I performed some research to see if there are other diseases transmissible from dogs to humans. Here's what I found, a very comprehensive article on this subject: http://www.gopetsamerica.com/dog-health/zoonoses_dogs.aspx If you have a cold or flu, you can't give it to your dog. But you can bring home to your dog some bacteria, viruses or parasites if you come in contact with an infected animal.

Yes, I Agree with the other posts... rabies and ringworm is contagious and there are other things such as fleas and ticks that will get on us and affect us from our furry friends. Also be careful when a dog kisses you because they do clean certain parts of their body and you do not want to get feces in or around your mouth. I also wipes my dogs paws after coming in from outside at night with an antibacterial all natural soap on a damp cloth... (since they do sleep in the bed) just in case they step on another dogs waste outside. I know they say a dog's mouth is cleaner than a humans but germs are still present.