Adopting Two Cats - Diagnosed Ringworm, Toddler, and Other Concerns

I adopted two cats from a shelter on Monday, 12/15.  I noticed some spots on one of the cats on Wednesday that made me suspect ringworm.  I took the cats to the vet and verified that one had ringworm.  I took them back to the shelter for treatment since it would be free.

I am now worried about other diseases they might be carrying that would be my toddler at risk.  Should I ask the shelter to test the cats for anything else?

Thank you

Very few disease are zoonotic (meaning it can transfer from animal to human). Unfortunately ringworm is the main one, but ringworm is easier to treat on humans then cats anyways. The only other real concern I would think of is making sure your kittens are de-wormed.

The odds of it transferring to your toddler would be very low, but if he/she some how got into the litter box and the kittens happened to have worms.... Very low chance and the shelter should have already de-wormed the kittens as it's pretty standard for all shelter/foster/rescue kitties to be de-wormed automatically. But it doesn't hurt to ask and to confirm that the kitties have been de-wormed.

I honestly can't think of anything else... someone else might though!

Cornell Vet School to the rescue:

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/health_resources/Zoonotic.cfm

My conclusion after reading the list is that basic sanitation, especially when it comes to cleaning the litter box, is all you need to worry about for yourself and your toddler. If she is old enough to understand that she should wash her hands after kitty licks them, should not have rough play with kitty to the point where she gets scratched, and should not touch feces if they happen to be outside the litterbox, you should be just fine.