Michelle Haines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
>Sometimes it's not quite so dramatic. Ferrets can catch human flu (not
>colds), confirmed by the foremost ferret vet/pathologist currently
>recognized. It's not usually a huge deal when they do -- they just feel
>miserable.
>
>Michelle
>Flutist
Humans and ferrets have lived and worked together (and exchanged blood)
for centuries. It would not surprise me if a deadly virus several
hundred years ago is now a harmless minor illness.
--
Julian
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National Gerbil Society
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