A superbug that causes hospital-acquired infections is shocking health officials by its new ability to jump from pets to humans. Humans Can Also Make Pets SickPhoto by Richard Brutyo on Unsplash yellow Labrador retriever biting yellow tulip flowerThis isn't just a case of pets making people sick. Humans can pass the bacteria to their pets, and pets can then act as a reservoir, passing it right back through everyday close contact. In pets, it shows up as respiratory infections, pneumonia, serious eye infections that can threaten vision, and urinary tract complications. What Pet Owners Should DoExperts are not saying to panic, and they are not saying to get rid of your pets.