What is the Best Way to Prevent Zoonotic Disease?
There are many ways to help prevent zoonotic diseases. • Clean up feces found in your yard promptly. • Wear gloves when handling animal feces. • Wear gloves when gardening. • Wash your hands frequently and make sure your children do the same. • Never handle food or drink without washing your hands first. • Cover children’s sandboxes so that neighborhood cats cannot use them as a litter box. • Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating. • Cook all meat and poultry thoroughly before eating. • Do not allow your pet to eat raw meat. • Avoid allowing pets to lick or kiss your face. • Have your pet’s feces analyzed for parasites regularly. • Make certain all pets are receiving monthly preventive medication for fleas and ticks. • Make certain all pets are receiving monthly preventive medication for intestinal parasites, such as roundworms and hookworms. Most of the monthly heartworm preventive medications will accomplish this. • Make certain all pets are current on vaccinations,
