PET SAFETY
Potential animals to avoid for they are considered high-risk animals for immunocompromised people (including organ transplant patients)
- Reptiles, including lizards, snakes and turtles
- Baby chicks and duckling
- Exotic pets, including monkeys
All persons should avoid direct contact with wild animals. Do not adopt wild animals as pets or bring them into your home. Contact with these animals and their environtments should be avoided by people with compromised immune systems. If you do touch these animals or their environtment (their food or cage, for example), wash your hands thoroughly with running water and soap. Additionally organ transplant patients should be extra cautious when visiting farms and when in contact with farm animals.
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