Disease organisms are
being transmitted to horses
from humans and from
horses back to humans.
being transmitted to horses
from humans and from
horses back to humans.
| Our animals are at risk of infection when we interact with them while suffering from a human infection! Viruses and bacteria are rapidly mutating and some are jumping across the normal specie barriers to infect our animals and in turn our animals are infecting us. Miniature Horses Have A New Role: Serving the Blind This is a great use of an intelligent, eager-to-please animal. Yet, precautions need to be taken because diseases can be transmitted between species. Check our ""Horse Disease Prevention" page for information to help prevent infection in both the valuable, trained mini horse and the important disabled person and their families. Click for additional information about mini horses and their diseases and care. Mini Horses As Guides They can also recognize hazards like overhanging branches or a pot holes, and they only need a small backyard, where they become "wonderful little lawn mowers." They have been sanctioned by the ADA so that people can take them into all public places and even on board airlines. However, virus and bacterial mutations have allowed horse disease to be transmitted from humans to horses and from horses to humans. This is why all mini horse owners should make certain their equine are up-to-date on all vaccines and to have regular veterinary checkups. We allow our beloved pets to sleep and eat almost anywhere including our beds. This is why scientists have began looking at whether this pet-owner closeness might result in the passage of diseases back and forth. Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria From Standard & Mini Horses To Human Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is spreading worldwide among humans and animals, including mini horses. Many reports of MRSA colonization and infection in mini horses come from Canada and the U.S. It is thought to be a human epidemic clone that has adapted to horses. A child who had contact with a foal in a stables contracted this disease and so did the foal. The infection did not respond to the standard treatment because it was a anibiotic-resistant disease organism. It was discovered that the bacteria was susceptible to rifampin and fusidic acid, which cured the disease in both the child and the foal. Human TB Infection in Mini Horses A case of the transfer of TB (tuberculosis) was discovered by doctors, raising concern over how the potentially fatal disease may spread between species. TB occurs when organisms from the mycobacterium family invade the lung and is a highly contagious disease. It is characterized by a chronic cough and high fever, can be life-threatening if left untreated. It is uncommon for animals to be afflicted with the human TB bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, yet a gelding, who was suspected to have heart disease, was found to have TB. DNA testing confirmed the presence of the human form of the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mini horse owners need to be aware of the possibility of passing disease back and forth because disease organisms are rapidly changing through mutation. Diseases From Mini Horse to Dog Influenza (H3N8) was recently transmitted to a dog which stayed in the stable area where many horses were being housed. This respiratory disease organism in the dog was DNA tested and found to be identical to the virus in horses, including the mini horse. West Nile Virus is Mutating A veterinary student recently contract West Nile Virus when he performed an autopsy on a horse that had died from the disease. two horses that died from the infection. He assisted at their autopsies and this is thought to have been the method of transmission. At the ranch, fourteen horses died of the disease. This was a disease which had not been seen in humans, but the virus mutated just enough to become infectious to humans. This website will give you information on the causes, symptoms, treatment and zoonotic risks involved with the most common zoonotic disease. Try our sister sites: Native Jewelry The American Witch and Witchcraft Miniature Horse Halters, Leads and Bridles |
Standard and Mini Horse Diseases- Transmission and Prevention
| Miniature horses are increasingly becoming the choice of animal to help the disabled and blind. Mini horse guides are being used as an alternative to guide dogs to help blind and disabled people to live independently. They are companions and helpers, and restore love between them. They are easily trained to paw at the door when nature calls, recognize signal lights, stop signs, and to signal when there are changes in elevation (such as steps and curbs). |
