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Cotton · 03-19-2017, 09:12 PM

Many interesting points there, Amityville. Thank you for such a lengthy response.

Actually, if these diseases were found only in wild animals, I wouldn't have posted the thread here because it would have no relevance. My inquiry was about the risk of air-borne transmission. I know with the second disease on the list, pregnant women are supposed to avoid hamster droppings to reduce risks to a developing fetus. They are also supposed to avoid changing cat litter due to some other risks so animal to human transmission is clearly not unique to rodents.

As for over sterilization, everyone is seeing multiple examples of how dangerous that can be. Again, though, that is usually in reference to anti-bacterial wipes, soaps and hand sanitizer; not air borne inhalants.

03-19-2017, 09:12 PM
Cotton Adult Hamster Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Ontario Posts: 262	Re: Hamster To Human Transmitted Diseases Many interesting points there, Amityville. Thank you for such a lengthy response. Actually, if these diseases were found only in wild animals, I wouldn't have posted the thread here because it would have no relevance. My inquiry was about the risk of air-borne transmission. I know with the second disease on the list, pregnant women are supposed to avoid hamster droppings to reduce risks to a developing fetus. They are also supposed to avoid changing cat litter due to some other risks so animal to human transmission is clearly not unique to rodents. As for over sterilization, everyone is seeing multiple examples of how dangerous that can be. Again, though, that is usually in reference to anti-bacterial wipes, soaps and hand sanitizer; not air borne inhalants.