Women are more likely than men to report sleeping in the same bed with their dog, according to a 2005 study by the American Kennel Club. Credit: Dreamstime.From Live Science:
Sleeping with, kissing and being licked by your pet can make you sick. Although they are not common, documented cases show people contracting infections by getting too cozy with their animals, according to work by researchers in California.
These so-called zoonoses include contracting plague from flea-infested pets, a MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection, a bacterial infection resistant to multiple strains of antibiotics originating from the canine family, and various parasitic worms.
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My Comment: I had a dog for 14 years .... and they are telling me this now.
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