I did a presentation at a conference last week with a physician on the topic of "Pets and Immunocompromised Owners". It led to some interesting discussion. People with suboptimal immune systems are becoming more common in households and they often own pets. These individuals are susceptible to infections caused by microorganisms that would not
Buyer Beware – Scrutinizing New Products
This post originally appeared on www.equIDblog.com, the sister site of Worms&Germs that covers topics on equine infectious diseases, on February 3, 2009.
New animal health products are released on a daily basis. A great deal of time, effort and money is usually spent to market these products – sometimes more than was put
Rabies on vacation: Pack some common sense
A few years ago, a tour agent in a Caribbean country tried to convince me that taking my young children in an open-sided vehicle on a drive over the country’s highways was perfectly safe. My response was that the laws of physics don’t go on vacation when I do – meaning that a car accident with
Stupid things done with snakes
A Las Vegas woman reportedly agreed to babysit a friend’s pet python. She brought the 18-foot snake into her house, where her three-year-old son also lived. Bad move, for many reasons. At one point, the woman returned from the bathroom to find the snake wrapped around her son, who was turning blue. The mother stabbed