Can gerbils catch human colds?!?!?

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I have never had mine catch colds, but that doesn't mean it's not possible. I don't think it's very common if it is possible because we don't hear about it very often. Please don't panic, if they do get sick the vet would probably be able to help. I found this thread, I know it isn't much but I thought you might want to see it.

gerbilforum.proboards.com/thread/31364/gerbils-get-sick-me

The best thing you can do for your gerbils is recover quickly.

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I also found these:
gerbilforum.proboards.com/thread/29727/gerbils-catch-human-colds 
gerbilforum.proboards.com/thread/17305?page=1

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Okay, my mom (who is a Registered Nurse) said that the common cold can't be spread from humans to gerbils. From my understanding bacteria and some viruses can though.