A member asked:

Can human get bordatella from their dogs? my 3 dogs have it, my neighbors run and cover their faces when i come near, lol

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Possibly: Bordetella bronchiseptica has potential to be transmitted to humans.

Answered 7/7/2014

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Not likely: Though bordetella affects humans and dogs in a similar way, infection rarely spreads between species. However, immunocpromised adults are at some risk (though still not very common) according to the CDC. So I would reassure your skittish friends that they are at low risk from your dogs. If you have pertussis, though, you would be contagious to your neighbors.

Answered 7/7/2014

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