不要再讓你們家狗狗親你啦
Turns out it's not quite true what they say about dogs' mouths being cleaner than ours.
人們說狗的嘴巴比我們的更乾淨，可事實並非如此。You love your dog, and there's a good chance you love his kisses too. In fact, only a true dog-lover knows the joy those drool-covered kisses can bring. But some experts say it might be time to put an end to swapping slobber with your pooch.
你愛你的狗狗，所以很有可能你也喜歡它的親吻。事實上，只有一些真正的愛狗人士才知道這些口水直流的親吻能帶來多大的歡樂。但一些專家認爲：也許是時候不再與你們家的狗交換口水了。We don't mean you need to keep your distance. There's nothing wrong with hugs and cuddles, but those kisses might just be a major risk to your health — especially when they land on your face. When licks from your dog come into contact with other intact parts of your skin, there's very little chance of absorption when it comes to disease and bacteria. Having that saliva end up in your nose or mouth, however, is a whole different bag of worms (sometimes literally).
我們不是說你需要和狗狗保持距離。和狗狗擁抱沒有什麼不對，但和它們親吻可能會對你的健康造成隱患——尤其是直接親吻你的臉頰時。如果狗狗舔你的時候是直接與皮膚的完整部位接觸，那麼疾病或細菌是很少能被皮膚吸收到的。但如果狗狗的唾液直接進入到你的鼻子或嘴中，那麼就會有完全不同的一包蠕蟲襲來（有時真的是字面意思：有一包蠕蟲）。
Here are things you're at risk for every time you pucker up to your pup.
每次你的狗狗在你臉上親吻時，你都有這些風險。
1. Gum disease
1. 牙齦疾病There are lots of ways you can get gum disease, but you may not have known you can get it from kissing your dog too. One Japanese study published in the Archives of Oral Biology found that several types of bacteria were found in the mouths of both dogs and humans, meaning it's entirely possible they can be transferred from dog to human. Since there's a good chance your dog isn't as strict about brushing as you are, it might be a good idea to refrain from locking lips if you want to keep your pearly whites, well, pearly.
感染牙齦疾病的方式很多，但你也許不知道親吻自家的狗狗也會感染吧。《口腔生物學檔案》上刊登的一項日本研究發現：人類和狗的嘴中都含有某些細菌。這就是說這些疾病完全有可能從狗狗的嘴巴中傳到人體內。因爲很有可能你的狗狗並不如你刷牙刷的那麼勤快，所以如果你想保持亮白牙齒，最好還是抑制自己不要親吻狗狗啦！2. Fecal contamination
2. 排泄物感染Keep in mind that anywhere your dog licks, you're basically licking too if you let him kiss you on the mouth. Since it's no secret that dogs lick their own behinds — as well as the rear ends of other dogs — and enjoy the occasional "treat" from the back yard or litter box, it should be no surprise that your dog's mouth may be contaminated with fecal matter.
記住這一點：如果你和狗狗親嘴，那麼狗狗舔過的地方，你也基本上舔過了。既然狗狗舔自己的屁股以及其它狗狗的屁股已不是祕密，所以好好享受狗狗們後面的“款待”吧，你們家狗狗的嘴巴可能也舔過排泄物，這應該不是件稀奇事兒吧。
