Does your Dog lick you? Then Be careful.

Generations of dog owners have cherished the licks of their companion as if they were kisses, but now medical experts warn that letting a dog lick your face may well be a bacteria bomb.

It can be tough to stop your four-pawed pal jump up and greet you with its moist mouth when you walk through the door from a long day at work. Your dog is there to provide companionship, comfort and a little bit of care in amongst the dreary day-to-day grind. But, if you allow them to lick your face, you are seriously putting your health at risk – according to experts.

While a dog’s saliva contains proteins which assist in healing and cleansing its own wounds, some bacteria in dogs’ mouths are zoonotic, which means they can be passed from animals to humans – and cause disease.

In addition to these delights, dogs can carry hookworms and roundworms from eating faeces and licking other dogs. There’s even a chance that a dog could transfer the fecal matter in its mouth to you. Although that’s rare.

you might even contract capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacterial pathogen found in the saliva of healthy dogs that are considered an emerging cause of sepsis, meningitis and even fatal septic shock. In a recent report, Patients from this are increasing day by day.