2y ago

Dog disease that can jump to humans is spreading in Britain

www.telegraph.co.uk

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had to dig in the article for the means of transmission between dogs and humans, and could only find it from an article linked inside there that mentions "The disease can spread to humans through canine reproductive fluids, but they can be treated with a long, strong course of antibiotics."
The article here also mentions "two people caught it this year from dogs"
...oh. oh dear
- reading further, after the knee-jerk:
  "Of the two cases so far this year, one was in a person who tested positive after being admitted to hospital and the other was an asymptomatic staff member of a veterinary practice."
  "Only one named individual has previously tested positive – Wendy Hayes, of Stoke, who caught it from a pregnant foster dog she took in from Belarus last year."
  half of my loss of faith in humanity from this is restored
- Is reproductive liquid what I think it is? You know what, I want to live my life without knowing this.
  
  So really the only people at risk from this are breeders. Good. Fuck dog breeders.
This is what leaving the EU does to a country.
Think the next time you’re voting.
- I agree that brexit is awful and was a terrible idea, but i have no idea how not being in the eu affects this
- What does any of this do with the UK leaving the EU?
  
  Sir, this is the internet. Any time the UK is mentioned, Brexit MUST be brought up. And 100% of bad things that happen in the UK are due to Brexit.
  
  It's a joke mate
  
  Woosh!
  
  EVERYTHING!
  
  A lot, it seems
Oh I saw this movie. Children of Men
- Yes but Brucella canis just is a flu to human.
I saw this movie. The Plague Dogs. Great movie that I definitely will only watch once.
By the author of Watership Down. That ending...
I know now why I'm a cat person
- Toxoplasmosis?
  
  yes sir! when I wanna be killed than it's because of a freaking parasite and the reason I'm attracted to the piss of my cat!
  which very well could be a reason our ancestors where killed by bigger cats back in the old days, because that parasite altered their brain in some ways so they felt attracted to the smell of the cats just like mice nowadays do.
So will this be their next excuse to just kill all the dogs in the country? Rather than piecemeal banning one breed at a time?
- Quite a bizarre conspiracy theory to have considering they aren't even recommending killing the dogs, they say antibiotics solve the issue.
  They're advocating having more thorough checks at the border, and improving testing as it currently results in 50% of cases being false positives.
  This disease is already widespread in some other parts of the world, there haven't been widespread dog massacres there.
  And for that breed that is to be banned, tbh, that seems wise. The UK had an average of 3 lethal dog attacks per year in 2001-2021.
  That breed is a new import. In 2022 we had 10 lethal dog attacks, 9 of which were Bully XLs. In 2023, 100% of deaths so far (6 IIRC) have been from Bully XLs. Almost as if large, strong dogs specifically bred for aggressive tendencies and have the ability to overpower an adult male, with jaws that can break bones, will be aggressive and dangerous. Crazy I know.
  
  Any dog can be trained to aggression, and several breeds can overpower an adult human male (since that seems to be your standard). Or don’t you have police dogs?
  Observation isn’t conspiracy, my friend. But it’s your country. Do with it what you will.
- I'll bite - what's the ~~conspiracy~~ "observation" at play here? Importantly, who is behind this and why?
  Don't tell me it's big pussy.
- Why is this down voted?
  It's literally happened before. Recently australia killed all animals at shelters due to covid. China killed all pets in cities during covid. There are other examples before covid.
  
  Because it's stupid. The infection isn't dangerous to humans, it's anywhere from symptomless to cold-like symptoms. It's not super contagious to humans, and even if it were it's not dangerous.
  And the disease exists elsewhere in the world without causing big issues. It's not a new disease, just new to the UK.
  
  It’s an unpleasantly plausible scenario. And I’ve apparently stepped on a lot of British toes.

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