What Diseases Can Pigs Get

1 Exudative dermatitis (greasy pig) … 2 Coccidiosis. … 3 Respiratory diseases. … 4 Swine dysentery. … 5 Mastitis. … 6 Porcine parvovirus.

What diseases do pet pigs carry?

• Salmonellosis.
• Erysipelas.
• Streptococcal infections.
• Leptospirosis.
• Sarcoptic mange.
• Swine influenza.

Can humans catch diseases from pigs?

Most commonly, human infections with variant viruses occur in people with exposure to infected pigs (e.g., at a fair or at work). Illness associated with variant virus infection includes symptoms similar to those of seasonal flu. Most illness has been mild, but as with seasonal flu, hospitalization and death can occur.