Day: November 5, 2007

Good Hygiene Blocks Horse-Human MRSA Transmission

by: Pat Raia November 01 2007, Article # 10737 Equine health specialists are urging horse owners and others who come in frequent contact with horses to wash their hands and clean grooming tools after each use in order to reduce the risk of contracting an antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant S. aureus). The pathogen–blamed for the recent deaths of two boys–frequently resides in the nasal passages, skin, and intestines of horses. It can be transmitted from horses to humans and vice versa via direct contact or through contact with contaminated grooming or other

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Chewing gum ingredient can be fatal for dogs

PORTLAND, Ore. – Most of us know that feeding chocolate to Fido is a no-no and that we need to keep dogs away from chicken bones, but did you know that gum can sicken or even kill your pooch? Some vets don’t know even know about it, and neither did a Seattle woman until her dog slipped into a coma. It was Easter Sunday and the Crandall family was at the beach with Shenley, a 60-pound chocolate lab. The dog was happily chasing a tennis ball and crashing into the waves over and over again. But things

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