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Pets and infants

2017-08-14 14:51:16
I have a 2 months old daughter and a pet cat. I want to ask if keeping pets are harmful for infants?
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Both good and bad. Good because children develop healthy immunity. Sometimes can get an infection.

Answered2017-08-20 07:56:59

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