Carrying on a theme developed in the "Bring back fox hunting" thread, the pet owners amongst you might find this article alarming.
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In one case a 69-year-old man, whose dog slept under the covers with him and licked his hip replacement wound, came down with meningitis....
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...Another incident involved a 9-year-old boy who got plague, ..., from sleeping with his flea-infested cat.
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Not only that, but...
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It's not only animals giving infections to people, it looks like people can infect animals, too...
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I wonder if my goldfish will be alright...
http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=649011