Maybe it's Russian roulette.
Nah. Russkies do not play with loaded dice.
I have not the slightest clue where I might have caught it.
Cats. It had to be the cats.
Source: AP
Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the
coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals
in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday.
The cats, which had mild respiratory illnesses and are expected to
recover, are thought to have contracted the virus from people in their households or neighborhoods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and
the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The finding, which comes after positive tests in some tigers and lions
at the Bronx Zoo, adds to a small number of confirmed cases of the
virus in animals worldwide. U.S. authorities say that while it appears
some animals can get the virus from people, there's no indication the
animals are transmitting it to human beings.
"We don't want people to panic. We don't want people to be afraid
of pets" or to rush to test them en masse, said Dr. Casey Barton
Behravesh, a CDC official who works on human-animal health connections. "There's no evidence that pets are playing a role in spreading this
disease to people." Still, the CDC is recommending that people prevent
their pets from interacting with people or animals outside their homes
-- by keeping cats indoors and dogs out of dog parks, for instance.
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Now. Just you wait until this virus gets into the rat population ...
--Lee
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