Study: Pet Owners Easier Tolerate COVID-19

Now that quarantine has been introduced almost everywhere due to coronavirus, dog owners are in a better position - they can officially go outside for a short time. But the benefit of pets is not only that. Scientists from the Italian city of Catanzaro during the study found out: those who have a four-legged pet, it is easier to carry COVID-19. A similar effect was observed in those who came into contact with farm cattle, writes Freenews life.

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To find an explanation for this phenomenon, the researchers compared viruses that infect animals and humans. It turned out that the disease of bulls, cows and other cattle is similar to the Chinese coronavirus by 38,4%, and with the virus of dogs by 36,9%. This means that the owners of SARS-Cov-2 already have some kind of immunity, scientists say.

This was also reported by Sabina Olex-Condor, a Polish doctor working in a clinic in Madrid. She believes that owners of cats and dogs, as a rule, cope with coronavirus infection easier or tolerate completely asymptomatic.

“This issue needs further study, but there is an assumption that we can deal with higher immunity due to contact with pet-specific coronaviruses and a more efficient immune system,” notes Olex-Condor.

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Perhaps this is due to the fact that as a result of cross-reactions, antibodies to the virus are produced, and the owners (most often) of cats are more protected from COVID-19. Olex-Condor has drawn its conclusions based on an analysis of observations of 100 patients with coronavirus.

“Cats are known to be in the form of a feline coronavirus that does not infect humans. Therefore, it is possible that people who have close daily contact with a carrier cat may have antibodies to the feline virus. And these antibodies can also destroy the human virus. This is called a cross-reaction and exists in nature. Of course, in order to confirm my assumptions, in-depth studies and statistics will be required, ”the doctor notes.

The immunity of pet owners can already be "tested" in the fight against microorganisms contained in the saliva and hair of animals, so the disease is easier to tolerate.

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