And if so, are they unique to the animals they live on or is it pretty much the same as ours?

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    2 days ago

    I feel a bit silly now, not even thinking about symbiotic relationships between birds and things that the birds tend to perch upon. 🫣

    I didn’t even pose the last half of the question I initially had and now I am remembering that what prompted this post was wondering if humans being in contact with animals can be beneficial or harmful based on interactions between our body biomes.

    Though it has been somewhat answered with the answers relating to salmonella on lizards and leprosy on armadillos, so it at least goes one direction with what I was wondering. 😅

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      There was actually a dog who was having all these horrific skin issues, and they couldn’t figure out why until they finally discovered he was allergic to human skin shedding. He had to be moved to a shelter that let him run around with other dogs and he had low contact with humans .