Having a pet as a Healthy Lifestyle

Abstract

Nowadays, people became attached to their pets and
some would even say too attached. The emotional level
of connection with an animal, living in the same
household, is so much higher than a century ago. Pets
became actual members of the families, sharing the
same space, bed, sofa or even plate! There is evidence
that pets really do increase the quality of the owners
life (adults or kids), but there are also some diseases
or disorders that can jeopardize the health of the owner
or the animal, due to this kind of relationship.
the aim of our work is to show the most important highlights
of a pet-human relationship, god and bad, from
One Health perspective. The method is a descriptive
one from diØerent studies done during the last 5 years.
There are more or less dangerous diseases that can be
transferred from the pet to the owner, like rabies, scabies
or even MRSA. There are disorders that can be
“transferred” the other way around, from humans to
animals like obesity or a habit of “not walking”. But
there are also zoonotic diseases that can equally threaten
humans and animals at the same time and most often
those are vector borne diseases like diroÚlariosis,
leshmaniasis, Lyme borreliosis.
to conclude, the pets overall can increase the healthy
lifestyle of humans, but humans need to be responsible
for the health status and preventive measures for
both – pets and humans.
key words: One Health, vector borne diseases, pets, zoonotic
diseases