Re: RC: Re: Foot & Mouth

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/17/01 4:14:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
hnhamper@hotmail.com writes:


> Humans cannot get FMD and the risk to people visiting the UK is remote 
> providing they do not go out of their way to visit restricted areas.  An 
> American school-teacher was quoted as saying that you could only get FMD if 
> you touched the hooves of the affected cow not its rump (yeah, a 
> school-teacher, thats whats scary!).


It is my understanding that FMD is a disease of only ruminant animals.  Am I 
correctly informed?  And if this is correct, then this leaves out dogs, cats, 
horses, and humans.

Barbara