questions

[Nonamebunni]

Ok, i seen somewhere that bunnies can get syphilis, can i get it if my bunny had it?

or is there any deises(sp) that if my bunny had i could get??

 

[Flashy]

Yeh, bunnies have their own version of syphillis, also called vent disease, however, I believe that it is different from our type, and non transferrable.

There are some zoonotic diseases that might affect the immuno suppressed, but only rarely (and my brother is immuno supressed and we have 17 buns, and we've never had a problem).

Things like mites, fleas, ticks, lice, may cause problems for people, but would not really choose us as a host, although might bite/itch, etc.

 

[tonyshuman]

Yes, rabbit syphillis cannot infect humans (except in very rare cases ie immunosuppressed individuals). Some other diseases can cross the species barrier, but the majority of rabbit diseases won't do that unless you're very immunocomprimised. Fleas are probably the most likely thing to cross over.

 

[Nonamebunni]

Ok, i was scared for a few minutes LOL