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January 25, 2011

Newsvine - Sleeping with pets brings risk of serious disease

Newsvine - Sleeping with pets brings risk of serious disease
“We love sleeping with our pets,” says Curtis, 45, a registered nurse who lives in Cleveland. “We’re healthy and the cats are healthy, so I don’t see a problem.”

Some veterinary scientists don’t agree.

Sleeping with and “kissing” your animals on their little pet lips puts you at risk for some serious medical problems — even when those pusses and pooches are seemingly healthy, according to “Zoonoses in the Bedroom,” a study published in the February issue of the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.

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