KEY POINTS According to CDC, there's no evidence that animals can spread COVID-19 to human being CDC's recent tweet urged people not...

Most ticks do not carry diseases, and most tick bites do not cause serious health problems. But it is important to remove a tick as soon a...

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) , states that rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the...

Backyard chickens and other poultry can carry germs such as Salmonella. After you touch a bird, or anything in the area where birds live a...

Puppy poop gave 118 people diarrhea in a recent outbreak caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prev...

According to Hungarian scientists, fat dogs have a lot in common with overweight people. The two traits they seem to have in common is the...

We love sleeping with our pets, but some veterinary scientists don’t agree. They say that sleeping with and “kissing” your animals on thei...

It’s hard to think of many people in our lives more important, more integral, or more venerated than our veterinarians. To those of us who...

Everyone loves cuddling with kittens. But there can be a little-known danger lurking behind that furry little face and that innocent-soun...

It's horrible that KFC kicked out that 3-year-old girl, but let's focus on the real problem: pit bulls were bred to be violent ...

Little turtles are popular pet substitutes for families whose children are allergic to cats and dogs. The Centers for Disease Control and...

Canine influenza (also known as dog flu) is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by specific Type A influenza viruses known to...

Bugs bite. And when they do, they can make us miserable, itchy, bumpy – and, occasionally, very sick. With outdoor activity season in ...

A doctor says Janese Walters lost her sight due to "cat scratch disease", caused by the Bartonella henselae bacteria. A woma...

A zoonotic disease is a disease that can be passed between animals and humans. Zoonotic diseases can be caused by viruses, bacteria, para...

A plague-infected dog spread the dangerous disease to four Colorado residents, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Diseas...

Canine influenza has reached Lafayette, according to the Purdue University's Pet Wellness Clinic. Clinic director Steve Thompson sai...

Fleas in Arizona have tested positive for the plague and could spread the deadly disease to humans, according to officials. The plague, ...