From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-01-06 00:43:57 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: The RSV virus, can a ferret catch it from a human?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, weasellover@... wrote:
>
> I have a question that I am hoping someone here can answer. My grandson has
> just come down with RSV (a respiratory virus). I need to know if my ferret is
> in danger of contracting this. There is no physical contact between my
> grandson and the ferret but they are often in the same room. This is unavoidable
> due to small living quarters. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you.
>
> Holly
Hi, Holly!
Your answer is right in the very easy to use FHL Archives. In about 6 years the range of
topics touched upon or tackled in detail is huge.
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/SG6009
from ferret veterinary pathology expert, Dr. Bruce Williams includes:
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Ferrets are susceptible to infection with RSV and have been an experimental model for
years. HOwever, only infant ferrets support a lung infection, with adult ferrets only
showing growth of the virus in the lining of the nose.
Symptomatology would be pneumonia in a very young ferrets, with infection in adults
being most likely subclinical with the odd case showing a runny nose or a sneeze - the
worst you would see in an adult ferret is likely a couple of days of a flu-like illness.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
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