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arista
28-03-2014, 05:18 PM
[Could you catch TB from Yor tabby? Fear as four British people catch disease from Cats in Home Counties
in first-ever known cases of feline-human transmission
Two people have been diagnosed with active TB while two have latent TB
Nine cats in Hampshire and Berkshire were investigated for TB infection
All the pets were taken to the same veterinary surgery in Newbury
Experts unclear how the animals contracted the disease
Bacteria can spread to humans if it is breathed in, enters a cut or is ingested]


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2590699/Two-British-people-contract-tuberculosis-contact-cat-recorded-cases-cat-human-transmission.html#ixzz2xHLhmVHz


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/03/27/article-2590699-1C9F740000000578-869_634x414.jpg

Ninastar
28-03-2014, 05:24 PM
what a catastrophe

arista
28-03-2014, 05:25 PM
what a catastrophe


Clever

MTVN
28-03-2014, 05:33 PM
Well my cats not allowed in the house for the next few months then

Crimson Dynamo
28-03-2014, 05:37 PM
I am feline a bit funny after reading this

I hope i am not too fur gone?

arista
28-03-2014, 06:10 PM
Well my cats not allowed in the house for the next few months then

No thats harsh
there must be a way to check

Redway
28-03-2014, 07:18 PM
No thats harsh
there must be a way to check

I believe it's called a joke.

Kizzy
29-03-2014, 12:51 AM
Looks like the BCG will be rolled out to schoolkids then hopefully?...

arista
29-03-2014, 06:36 AM
http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/3/28/299005/default/v2/mail-1-329x437.jpg

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2014/3/28/299016/default/v1/sun-2-329x437.jpg

Kizzy
29-03-2014, 01:18 PM
Dogs now?.... D:

MTVN
29-03-2014, 01:20 PM
No thats harsh
there must be a way to check

He is a fat lazy bastard anyway, needs some time in the outdoors, not going to risk getting infected by the stupid thing

michael21
29-03-2014, 02:14 PM
no pussy for you arista :nono::nono::nono:

arista
29-03-2014, 02:23 PM
Dogs now?.... D:


Its rare so not so many

Stu
29-03-2014, 02:34 PM
Tuberculosis Rex is my new favorite name for something.

anne666
31-03-2014, 03:57 PM
We're in a hell of a lot more danger from the human race.

Josy
31-03-2014, 04:15 PM
Horrible creatures

arista
31-03-2014, 04:46 PM
Horrible creatures


Who Russians
or Americans?

Nedusa
31-03-2014, 04:47 PM
I am feline a bit funny after reading this

I hope i am not too fur gone?


I think it's im"paw"tant scientists "purr"fect a cure as soon as possible.

Jake.
31-03-2014, 04:47 PM
You've gotta be kitten me

Nedusa
31-03-2014, 04:50 PM
You've gotta be kitten me

Do you think people are milking this thread ?

Jake.
31-03-2014, 04:51 PM
Do you think people are milking this thread ?

Without a doubt, though it's nice to see a thread people can really get their paws into