medical advice wanted

,,,, only a quick one, //// i was out with a friend of mine tonight ( bingo) and we where talking about diseses you can catch off animals he told me that it is possible to catch a cold off a dog now i know you can get rabies off a dog but i dont think you can catch a cold off a dog mind , is there any other diseases you can catch off animals,

Foot and mouth disease...erm, rats carry alot of diseases, malaria from mosquitos, cant think of anything else but you can catch loads of animals.