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Jay also "enjoyed fishing and rabbiting with his dad" and helped looking after the family pets, which included lurchers, ferrets and a bearded dragon.

Scarlet kicked things off to a strong start with her creation, Beardy, the bearded dragon.

The bacteria are shed in the lizard’s feces and can end up on the animal’s skin and just about anywhere the bearded dragon rambles.

“I have college students that will come to class with their bearded dragon on their shoulder, which is probably not the most hygienic thing,” said Brian Todd, a conservationist at the University of California, Davis, who specializes in reptiles and amphibians and was not involved with the study.

“Don’t kiss or snuggle your bearded dragon,” the C.D.C. said, “and don’t eat or drink around it.”