can cats get flu b from humans

Yes cats can catch colds just like you and I. Experts think that cat flu spreads in the same way that flu viruses spread in humans.

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The answer is your furry friend and beloved companion can get cat flu.

. Cats can only become infected from other cats and occasionally other animals. Can cats catch a human stomach bug. There are multiple viruses and bacteria that cause sneezing and runny noses in cats mimicking symptoms of the common.

There are documented cases of pet parents transferring the H1N1 virus to their household cats notes Smithsonian magazine and cats may transfer it to humans. So can a cat get the stomach flu from humans. Flu is caused by virus and virus infection is species specific so a virus that infect human cant infect cats well unless it mutated i guess.

If its flu its not possible. Yes cats can get sick from humans. Humans cannot catch cat flu and cats cannot catch human colds or influenza viruses.

Cats can get infected with influenza viruses just like humans can. The vast majority of viruses are highly species-specific and will not survive in a different host. Humans cannot catch cat flu and cats cannot catch human colds or influenza viruses.

One way is through direct contact. Just as with human flu its more dangerous in the very young and elderly. Cat flu is highly contagious and spread by direct contact with other cats.

However they are more likely to get sick from other cats. Cat flu is not actually caused by an influenza virus unlike the flu that humans get. This should not be mixed up with the same cold or flu that.

Some bacterial infections can be. Cat flu is not actually caused by an influenza virus unlike the flu that humans get. This is because kittens.

Rotavirus the most common intestinal viral infection in cats has the ability to spread between animals and humans. No cats cannot get colds from humans. However its very rare.

Humans cannot catch cat flu and cats cannot catch human colds or influenza viruses. The best way to prevent. So can your cat catch a cold or get the flu.

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