Can Animals Get Aids

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Animals and aids

If my cat bites someone wih aids and he breaks the skin and bleeds can my cat get aids? Then can my cat give aids to someone else if he bites another person and also breaks the skin. Does human aids live in a cat basically?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Cats and other animals are not affected by HIV in the same way that humans are; the Centers for Disease Control is clear on this issue. HIV will not cause illness in household pets and cannot be transmitted from an infected person to the pet, and... Read more »

can animals carry AIDS

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I got infected by an animal

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I'm serious. My doctor told me that if the animal has hiv it can give it to you by scratching you. I work with monkeys and feel I may be exposed. Thats how the virus made it into humans I think.

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Posted by Bear60, 2 Replies

In regard to HIV infected people keeping animals as pets, the guidelines are spelled out in detail in the PAWS website:
http://www.pawssf.org/
Its interesting to note that the previous post had a question about whether you can get HIV from animals.... Read more »

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