To Joyce Meadows:
 
>As to people and ferrets giving each other sicknesses - i read in one of
>my ferret books that humans and fuzzies can pass colds back and forth,
>too (as well as influenza).
 
        To my knowledge, ferrets are not susceptible to the rhinoviruses,
adenoviruses, andother viruses that cause the human "cold".  They are
certainly susceptible to the influenza virus, which may masquerade as a cold
in humans....
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP
[Posted in FML issue 1409]