Curious Kids Every Day: A Daily Educational Podcast

Why Don't Pets Get Sick When We Get Sick?

Curious Kids Every Day: A Daily Educational Podcast

Show Notes

On today's episode, we learn that many viruses can infect only certain kinds of hosts because they need compatible cells and must overcome that host's defenses. Dogs and cats have many infections of their own, although some germs can sometimes spread between people and pets! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child's intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Five Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCuriousKids.com Your curious kids get a shout out on their birthdays! Ad-Free Podcast Feed Activity sheets for every new episode of the show Weekly episode schedule so you know what topics are coming up Weekly newsletters so you never miss anything! Submit a question for the show: CuriousKidsEveryDay.com Store: CuriousKidsEveryDay.com/store

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