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How Cats Can Transmit Infection
Rabies
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The most serious disorder that can be contracted from an infected cat is Rabies.
Although not present in the UK, if bitten in a country where rabies is present, this
could prove fatal if not treated immediately by a doctor. Rabies
is a disease caused by a virus found in the saliva of infected animals and is
transmitted to pets and humans by bites, or possibly by contamination of an open
cut.
Most animals can be infected and can transmit the disease to man. Infected
bats, raccoons, foxes, skunks, dogs or cats provide the greatest risk to humans.
Squirrels, rodents and rabbits are seldom infected.
The symptoms of rabies work in a progression of stages. They are:
- Paralysis
- Spasms of swallowing muscles can be stimulated by the sight, sound, or
perception of water (aka hydrophobia)
- Delirium
- Convulsions
- Coma
- Death
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