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Canis familiaris (domestic dog)
Domestic dog.
Notes:
- dog ownership reduces cardiovascular risk, possibly by the exercise associated with regularly walking the dog [1]
- dog ownership reduces cardiovascular risk in single person households & overall mortality in the general population [3]
- mortality reduction greater in single-person households (RR=0.67 vs 0.89 for multiple-person households) [3]
- hunting dogs associated with lowest cardiovascular risk [3]
- early exposure to dogs, but not cats, decreases risk for childhood atopic dermatitis by 25% [2]
Specific
cancer-sniffing dog
General
Canis.
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: chordate
SUBPHYLUM: vertebrate
ORDER: carnivora
FAMILY: Canidae
GENUS: Canis.
SPECIES: FAMILIARIS
References
- Levine GN et al
Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk: A Scientific Statement from
the American Heart Association.
Circulation. May 9, 2013
PMID: 23661721
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/05/09/CIR.0b013e31829201e1.full.pdf+html
- Pelucchi C et al.
Pet exposure and risk of atopic dermatitis at the pediatric age:
A meta-analysis of birth cohort studies.
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2013 May 28
PMID: 23711545
- Mubanga M, Byberg L, Nowak C et al
Dog ownership and the risk of cardiovascular disease and death
- a nationwide cohort study.
Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 15821 (2017).
Online Nov 17, 2017
PMID: 29150678 Free full text
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-16118-6