• Question: Do animals like goats and etc contain diseases

    Asked by whgraceandaim to Anil, Blanka, Cees, Emma, Mike on 2 Jul 2012.
    • Photo: Emma Trantham

      Emma Trantham answered on 2 Jul 2012:


      Lots of animals can carry either things that make them ill and will also make us ill, or things that don’t make them ill but will still make us ill.

      Because, although we look quite different to goats etc., we are both still mammals, lots of the bacteria that cause disease in them cause disease in us.

      This is why it is really important to wash your hands properly after touching animals.

      Were you thinking about a specific disease?

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