Submitted 4 days ago by 58008@lemmy.world to [deleted]
I would probably get all kinds of diseases if I sniffed every bare asshole from every mammal I meet, humans included. I’d definitely get sick if I sniffed a dozen random turds a day. But dogs can do it without any apparent issues. Not only that, but they can do it across different species of animal, too.
What dark arts are afoot within the beak of the dog?
Imagine the power you’d have if you could walk into a room and make everyone sick by farting
Trust me, it’s not as useful as youd think.
Something being stinky or something being a germ doesn’t mean they can harm you. Lots and lots of bacteria exist that can’t hurt you that you’d find in a digestive tract, and maybe a few that could, especially if you ate them. Beyond that, lots of things like scent particles are airborne but not all harmful germs are airborne so again, we long as you don’t consume them, they’re not going to harm you.
If something was coming out of your butt that could genuinely harm people just from inhaling you would likely be a very sick person with a pretty rare and probably very scary infection, if such an infection even exists.
Lots of the stink from the digestive tract is also not from germs at all, that’s just what food smells like once it’s broken down, same as if you left it in the fridge and it rotted and got stinky.
Clearly you haven’t heard the good word about Miasma Theory of Illness.
Have you ever picked your nose?
You’re good, don’t worry.
That’s not how bacteria are transferred.
I don’t think you can get sick from smelling shit or assholes. You’d have to at least lick them.
Not really. You can get sick by just sniff at a distance aerosol of dry mice poop (hantavitus, that’s how I spreads …)
So yes, you can get sick by sniffing.
Dogs have anal glands which is part of what they’re sniffing when sniffing each others rear ends.
Luckily, there’s really not many pathogens that cross from poop to the airway.
Then, the sinuses and the mucous orifices produced there are part of our immune systems, as well as dogs’.
From there, the lungs have a similar level of defense, so the chances of sniffing a bunghole resulting in a disease are extremely low.
Even with direct nose-to-anus contact, there’s very low risk. The stuff that grows well in the colon and poop just aren’t evolved to set up shop at the other end, and vice versa.
“that protect them infection”
oh no, someone on the Internet is not 100℅ fluent in the english!
blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
It’s more impressive that dogs can just drink out of rivers, lakes, puddles etc and not get sick
Gonzako@lemmy.world 4 days ago
My dog has no concept for stale water. He’ll drink the muddiest water possible. Deal is, he’s got terrible gut health.
twistypencil@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It’s weird because they have more taste buds than humans and are supposedly better at tasting water
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 4 days ago
They still get sick, just like people will, maybe a bit less so
LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
Dogs stomach acid is a lower ph than humans (stronger acid) which helps reduce the chances of bacteria, viruses, and parasites from getting into their systems.
Dogs also do absolutely get sick from drinking contaminated water, usually specific parasites. If you have a dog that spends a lot of time in wilderness areas, there’s a lot of vaccinations you can give them to reduce the types of problems they’ll get.
You should still try your best to let them only drink clean water, but with enough precautions, dog’s bodies can handle much more contamination that human bodies can.