From:
Shelley Knudsen
Date: 2001-10-10 13:54:00 UTC
Subject: Lice
Hello,
We just covered this subject in parasitology class, and our
instructor (according to him anyway :-) is pretty well known
in the field of external parasites such as fleas and lice, so
I would assume the info is correct.
According to him, lice are very species specific. Therefore,
if your ferret contracted a form of lice, he could not give it
to you, and vice versa, you cannot give your ferrets or any
animal human head lice.
Dooks to your fuzzies,
Shelley Knudsen
Class of 2004 KSU Veterinary College
ferrets@kansas.net sknudsen@vet.ksu.edu
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