Toxoplasmosis is caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite that can infect your cat if she or he eats prey that is contaminated with the parasite, or
comes into contact with infected earth as toxoplasmosis parasites live in the soil.
Anyone who
comes into contact with an infected dog's feces (a trace on the bottom of someone's shoe as they walk along an outdoor trail, for instance) can pass the virus on to other dogs.
In the latter case, transmission usually occurs when a kitten or young cat
comes into contact with an infected cat via the milk of his or her mother, grooming or fighting, mostly among outdoor cats or those in multi-cat households.
The germs that cause bacterial meningitis can be spread by
coming into contact with an infected person in the community or after undergoing a neurosurgical procedure in a health care facility.
But to find the 20 people subsequently infected required 18,500 visits to monitor 900 people quarantined after
coming into contact with infected people, and cost $ 30 million.
Those who perform oral sex will get infected in the mouth as the disease infects the areas of skin which
come into contact with an infected person.
For the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the culprit was possibly a hole in a tree where toddlers liked to play and may have
come into contact with infected bats.
It has been thought that almost 2/3 of cats will
come into contact with another infected with the disease at some point in their lives.
Here it spreads to other animals that
come into contact with the infected animal's waste.
Quarantine your animal from any other pet, don't allow your clothing to
come into contact with the infected animal, always change clothes, wash up thoroughly and even wear gloves when handling or feeding the pet to prevent contamination.
However, if
you come into contact with an infected kitty, you can transmit the illness to your feline, although you won't get sick.
Ringworm can be transmitted through direct contact with an infected animal or by
coming into contact with infected spores in the environment.
Pets do not need to
come into contact with the infected animals, only their urine which can be found in standing water, puddles, on top of pool covers, bird baths and the like.
Although highly unlikely, disease transfer is possible if pet owners refrain from common sense practices such as hand washing after
coming into contact with an infected cat, it's saliva, feces, food or water.
The flu is transmitted through coughing and sneezing, and
coming into contact with infected objects.
We recommend the kennel cough vaccine for all dogs that have the potential to
come into contact with infected dogs in public places.
If it is suspected that a pet has
come into contact with an infected animal, the owner should contact their veterinarian immediately.
Cats and dogs can
come into contact with infected wild animals.
Dogs tend to become infected with Campylobacter by ingesting or
coming into contact with infected feces, or infected food or water.
Anyone that has
come into contact with the infected animal or its environment has the chance of contracting ringworm.
Spores can live on bedding, furniture and anything else that has
come into contact with the infected animal.
The Leptospira interrogans bacteria usually is spread to dogs when their mucous membranes or open wounds
come into contact with infected urine or urine - contaminated water, soil, or other items.
In any case, even if TNR reduced the number of cats solely through the adoption of kittens, its impact would be significant — the likelihood of these kittens ever
coming into contact with infected prey is virtually eliminated.
Dogs of any age can get hookworms from the feces of infected animals, such as by licking their paws or grooming themselves after
coming into contact with infected fecal material.
Do not come in contact with objects and surfaces that have
come into contact with an infected individual.
Not exact matches
The experimental bandage glows green when it
comes into contact with unfriendly bacteria, alerting medical staff when a wound is
infected.
Ebola virus and its cousin Marburg virus are spread when people
come into contact with the bodily fluids of a person or animal who is already
infected.
But without an effective drug to combat avian infections, more flu -
infected birds will
come into contact with people, adding to the risk of a mutation that will allow a human - to - human transmission of the flu.
Unlike hantaviruses, arenaviruses can
infect doctors and nurses who
come into contact with patients» blood.
Such samples would be ideal material to find out whether the animals
come to the Middle East already
infected or only
come into contact with the virus once there.
The case has similarities to that of a nurse
infected in a Spanish hospital after taking care of a priest who had contracted the disease in Sierra Leone, and both raise questions about the training procedures that hospital staff receive before they
come into contact with Ebola patients.
In the process, the hunter could have
come into contact with the animal's
infected blood.
And perhaps most importantly, you'll learn Steve Barwick's personal regimen for using colloidal silver now to help prevent an Ebola infection, and exactly how he plans to use colloidal silver should he ever
come into direct
contact with an Ebola -
infected individual.
Keeping cats indoors will eliminate their exposure to potentially
infected rodents and decrease your chance of
coming into contact with the toxoplasmosis parasite.
This disease is prevented
with the adequate vaccination and by isolating the puppies from any potentially
infected animals they
came into contact with.
In addition, simply
coming into contact with a dog that has been or is currently
infected can transmit the pathogens.
The virus can be spread through fomites, feces or
infected soil and once an uninfected dog
comes into oral
contact with the infection through any of these means, the virus can quickly spread.
Even if your rabbit never
comes into direct
contact with animals from the wild, it can still become
infected with this disease.
Feline Leukemia is a contagious disease, generally transmitted when a cat
comes into contact with saliva from an
infected cat.
Another dog becomes
infected when it
comes into contact with the stool.
Parvo is a disease that attacks the intestines and heart, and is spread when one dog
comes into contact with the feces of another
infected dog, directly or indirectly.
Ringworm infection is transmitted by
coming into direct
contact with the fungi, and this can include another
infected cat or any of their grooming materials.
A highly contagious viral disease caused by the feline parvovirus, usually spread when cats
come into contact with the blood, urine, fecal matter, nasal secretions, and even fleas from other
infected cats.
A cat can become
infected without ever
coming into direct
contact with an
infected cat.
Canine flu can spread to other dogs by direct
contact with aerosolized respiratory secretions (coughing and sneezing) from
infected dogs, by uninfected dogs
coming into contact with contaminated objects, and by moving contaminated objects or materials between
infected and uninfected dogs.
Fungal spores in the environment can remain a source of infection for long periods of time, potentially
infecting multiple animals who
come into contact with them.
It is possible to perform blood tests to identify cats that are
infected with this virus, and isolating such cats and preventing them from
coming into contact with others is one way of preventing infection.
Indeed, nearly every dog that
comes into contact with the live, active virus in a Canine Influenza environment will become
infected.
It can also be spread when dogs
come into contact with contaminated objects (e.g., toys, clothing, communal water bowls, etc.) and remains viable for up to 48 hours.8 After a dog is
infected, there is a pre-clinical phase during which the dog still appears healthy, but is capable of spreading the virus to other dogs and
into the environment.
Dogs can also be affected when they
come into contact with the skin of an
infected animal.