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View Poll Results: Can a snake catch a cold/flu from a human?
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That's okay...our "necro-thread patrol" has been a little lapse these days anyhoo... And it's a relevant topic, all things considered.
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Re: Can our snakes catch our colds/germs?
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
And it's a relevant topic, all things considered.
Is it though? Considering the human cold virus is non communicable to reptiles...
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Re: Can our snakes catch our colds/germs?
Originally Posted by jmcrook
Is it though? Considering the human cold virus is non communicable to reptiles...
What I meant was, it's relevant in general, since zoonotic diseases are on everyone's radar these days, what with the pandemic. And considering that viruses do mutate, & that not all of our "germs" are harmless to pets, or vice versa. All I was saying is that I can see why someone weighed in on this poll.
Besides that, it can be hard to tell what exactly IS a human cold, & when it's something that just resembles a cold, but which isn't...
Last edited by Bogertophis; 01-25-2021 at 07:49 PM.
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The other thing I just noticed is that the thread title and the exact words on the poll are not the same.
The thread is labeled: "Can our snakes catch our colds/germs?" which is a different question than the poll asking "Can a snake catch a cold/flu from a human?" -since colds & flu may result from "germs" but not all germs produce colds & flu. No wonder we can't agree, lol.
Last edited by Bogertophis; 01-26-2021 at 12:49 AM.
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