Is loving your pets bad for you?

<p>A post from Queensland Health has been ridiculed after for urging people not to kiss their pets or let them sleep in the same bed.</p><p>So how do the risks of pet ownership stack up to the presumed benefits of having a furry (feathery or scaly) friend?</p><p>Norman and Tegan take a look at the evidence – and some of its flaws – and reignite the age-old cat vs dog debate.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wehi.edu.au/news/if-you-have-a-pet-as-a-kid-does-this-lower-your-risk-of-asthma-and-eczema/">If you have a pet as a kid, does this lower your risk of asthma and eczema? | WEHI</a></li><li><a href="https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/one-health/zoonotic-diseases-and-pets">Zoonotic diseases and pets | American Veterinary Medical Association</a><a> </a></li><li><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0608310104">Behavioral changes induced by Toxoplasma infection of rodents are highly specific to aversion of cat odors | PNAS</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mdp...