Elevator7009Humans will pet anything
Humans will pet anything
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Can’t you get leprosy from touching armadillos?
They can carry rabies, so maybe don’t go picking up random ones in the wild
This nocturnal animal, the only mammal other than humans that is known to get leprosy, is a common sight in Florida. Papers estimate that, in some areas, 15 – 20% of armadillos carry the *M. leprae *bacteria.
More than 16 percent of Florida’s armadillos carry leprosy bacterium, scientists report » Emerging Pathogens Institute » University of Florida
An expert on Mycobacterium leprae, the bacillus that causes Hansen’s disease, announced Wednesday that armadillos were the only known animal host of the pathogen.
Oh, I wasn’t trying to counter your claim, rather meaning to add to it.