Transmission of the Hep C virus by animals.

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Okay... checked this one out.

Hepatitis C is basically a human only virus, although chimpanzees can also be

infected. Chimpanzees are very nearly human from a biological point of view.

So you can't get hep C from a dog or cat or horse.

Some viruses can be passed from one species to another. Influenza viruses, for

example, commonly pass from birds to humans. But not hep C. You can only get it

from other humans, or if you're very unlucky, from a chimp.