BOOM!
Posted on 02/27/2020 8:02:34 PM PST by 11th_VA
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong has been found to have a “low level” of the virus, the Hong Kong government said early Friday.
The dog tested “weak positive” for the coronavirus, the city’s agricultural and fisheries department said in a statement, without giving further details. Officials will carry out further tests to confirm whether the dog has really been infected with the disease, or if it was a result of environmental contamination of its mouth and nose.
Much is still not known about the virus that is spreading around the world after emerging in central China late last year. It is thought to have transferred to humans from bats and has been shown to spread in a number of ways, but the Hong Kong agricultural department said it doesn’t have evidence that pet animals can be infected, or be a source of infection to people.
If confirmed, the dog would be the first case of a pet catching the coronavirus amid a global outbreak that’s now infected more than 82,000 people and claimed more than 2,800 lives.
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Tell O’Bambi not to eat it.
I wonder how many more ACE2 receptors dogs have than Caucasians...
Waiting to see who that triggers.
The Chinese have been increasingly irresponsible with reckless gene editing experiments, and that is just what is known publicly. Who knows what kind of viruses they have been engineering in secret?
If this viral outbreak is related to any of these Chinese efforts, and especially if they continue to engage in reckless genetic and viral experimentation, the rest of the world will have to decide whether this will be allowed to continue. I can clearly see a path to war with China if they are responsible for this, and if they subsequently refuse to stop meddling with these things.
We should also be pissed off at China if their dietary habits may also be a cause. I am beyond furious right now, and it will not be long before the rest of the world directs their anger to China. This is not the first virus they have sprung on the world.
ROFLMAO ... (after a delayed reaction)
BOOM!
I had to look that up. Thanks -- I need to crack open more books, and stay out of the water! :)
This thread has really gone to the dogs! No surprise, everyone already knows that viruses shed, especially the Lab varieties.
What color couch did you choose? Black, yellow, chocolate, or some combination of those?
"Two for dinner."
The sofas are brown; shed doesn't stick to leather...only your clothes.
At one time when we had Blacks only.....clothing was always black; same with the string of Yellows we got stuck on....khaki color pants....this triumverate...we've given up.
Now experimenting w/ the product called *Dynovite* ....supposed to help with shedding, stinkies, bad breath. If it works on the dogs, I'll start taking it myself. :)
Our Chihuahua sheds 24/7 365.
Just great, the dogs will probably strip the shelves at the local Petco soon.
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