 | Posted by: | Lu, frufru33@hotmail.com | | Subject: | Diseases? | | When: | 11:34 AM, 16 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.150.235 |
I need some enlightment on this issue once and for all: Do gliders spread or carry ANY diseases? I carry Winky in a thin, cotton pouch inside my shirt(bonding). People are teliing me to "be careful, you might catch a disease from having all this contact w/ her!" I've done my research and know they don't need any vaccines. But, is there a possibility that they are carriers of contagious diseases?  Thanks again for all your attention.
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| Posted by: | Mary/Beck, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | none | | When: | 5:56 PM, 16 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.80.12 |
They can pass diessease to you..and you can do the same to them....however they do not have any airborne diseases that humnas can get. You would have to eat your gliders feces or lick it in the mouth to get sick from it. Just wash your ahnds before putting your hands in your mouth.
| Posted by: | Jim M, dr.goodnight@att.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 6:18 PM, 16 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 12.75.99.239 |
The only thing I am aware that they may give you, that is of importance, is an E. coli infection via the fecal oral route. In other words, you get glider feces on your hands, do not wash your hands, and then put your fingers in your mouth. I have never heard of any cases of this, but since they are warm blooded animals, they carry E. coli in their intestine like we do. You can give them a cold (rhinovirus) and vice versa. You can give them pneumonia and they can give it to you, like Mary said. They are very clean animals, so I would not worry about fleas, ticks, or other types of parasites (as I call them) that may come into contact with them, from your cat or dog lets say.
| Posted by: | Lu, frufru33@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 5:15 PM, 17 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 65.33.207.229 |
Thank you all. I took her to the vet, just came back. I'm more relieved now about other issues also. 
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