Tell them that you're there for them. Try to understand that whatever they may be grieving, it's completely normal. Let them know that you're not leaving them.
<span>This is true. There are a wide range of pathogens that can pass between people and animals. The official term for diseases that can pass cross-species in this way is Zoonosis, and some of these include ebola, salmonella and bird or swine flu.</span>