A 27-year-old female asked:
Can zoonotic diseases from dogs be cured? or do they stay with you forever?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Marsha Davisanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Curable: Except for rabies caught late they should be curable!
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Dr. Angela Walkeranswered
Addiction Medicine 43 years experience
Zoonotics: There is a difference between being infected and being diseased. An infection means there is a "bug" that lives in the host (you) but does not necessarily cause symptoms (that is what it meant by disease). So, yes, a disease from a dog can be cured. It also depends on the type of zoonotic.
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Last updated Jan 5, 2019
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