Dogs Help Stop the Coronavirus

B1 – Intermediate

Detection dogs are already common at airports and some other public places. As dogs have remarkable sense of smell, they are the ones that sniff out drugs, weapons, or explosives. Nowadays, there are dogs trained to detect Covid-19 by sniffing human sweat.

Read the article to know more dogs that could detect Coronavirus on humans and be able to answer the questions that follow:

https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/dogs-help-stop-the-coronavirus-level-2/

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you think of specially trained dogs taught to detect infections and diseases, like cancer, malaria, etc.?
  2. Do you think detection dogs are reliable in detecting COVID-19? Why or why not?
  3. What are the pros and cons of using dogs to prescreen people for Covid-19 in airports, train stations, or other public places?
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2 replies on “Dogs Help Stop the Coronavirus”

What do you think of specially trained dogs taught to detect infections and diseases, like cancer, malaria, etc.?
I think that it’s really interesting . If dogs could detect diseases just by smelling a human ,a lot of money could be saved on in tests and treatment and many lifes could be saved .

Do you think detection dogs are reliable in detecting COVID-19? Why or why not?
I’m convinced . The smell of a dog is very powerful . So , if they are very well trained , they will detect any characteristics of covi disease easily and quickly. In my opinion , test have a huge error rate. Almost these tests are expensive and in some cases your have to attend more than one day to know the result .

What are the pros and cons of using dogs to prescreen people for Covid-19 in airports, train stations, or other public places?
In favor, it would be fast and easy, the number of infections in large spaces could be stopped. It would be a great tool in my opinion. Against it, it sure that it takes time to train the dogs well, and in this moment we don’t have time , the covi diseases progresses fast

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If dogs could detect diseases just by smelling a human ,a lot of money could be saved on in tests and treatment and many lifes could be saved .

If dogs could detect diseases just by smelling a person, a lot of money could be saved on in tests and treatments and many lives could be saved .

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