Can my cat become a carrier for human Hepatitis B and subsequently infect people?
Can my cat become a carrier for human Hepatitis B and subsequently infect people? Off Topic
Recently, my kitten was playing with a relative of mine, who had contracted Hepatitis B and my kitten had bitten her on the hand, which drew blood. I wanted to know, since human Hepatitis B isn't zoonotic, is there a chance that my kitten will instead, carry that virus in her body, and eventually infect other people when she bites or scratches them? Is there a cure or treatment for my kitten, so that she won't be a carrier anymore? Thank you.I wanted to clarify rather than my kitten contracting that virus, I wanted to know if anyone else will get the virus through my cat, after she came in contact with my relative's blood, which contained the virus. thanks!I asked this because I know people can catch colds or the flu from their pets, who had come in contact with other people who were sick. The pet couldn't catch the disease because it wasn't zoonotic, but their furs or other places on their bodies carried the viruses, and it rubbed off on their owners, who ended up getting sick from that.