Bartonellosis is also known as Cat Scratch Disease (CSD); although, Dr. Hansen notes, current thinking is that Bartonella is not from scratches in most cases and more likely to be
transmitted by fleas.
Fact # 3: Despite its nickname, the organism that causes «cat scratch disease,» Bartonella, is primarily
transmitted by fleas, ticks, lice, and biting flies; blood transfusion is also a potential method of infection.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Cat Scratch Fever can also be
transmitted by fleas and ticks and can spread from cats to people.
There may be other bacterial and viral infections that are
transmitted by fleas from pet to pet and from pet to people.
This is a disease
transmitted by fleas, or from contact with other infected rabbits or objects.
It can also be
transmitted by fleas.
Infections from fleas, mosquitoes and ticks: Cats and dogs that go outdoors are susceptible to infections
transmitted by fleas, mosquitoes and ticks.
Bartonella is a bacteria
transmitted by fleas and possibly ticks (which manifests as cat scratch disease in people).
All pet owners must strive to prevent their canine and feline companions from contracting infectious diseases
transmitted by fleas and ticks with lifestyle management and appropriate anti-parasitic medication.
Using a flea preventative can help reduce your pet's risk of tapeworms, which are often carried and
transmitted by fleas.
Tapeworms are
transmitted by fleas so if your child is playing with a dog that has a flea infestation it is possible they could ingest a flea and end up with tapeworms.
Plague is often
transmitted by fleas, but cats can be infected by eating the meat of infected animals (often small mammals).
, or are
transmitted by fleas or mosquitos, you can see how it wouldn't be a surprise that your dog could have worms.
Roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms (even
some transmitted by fleas) are just a few that cause diarrhea and weight loss.
They are
transmitted by fleas and break off into 1 / 4 - inch sections that can be seen around a dog's hindquarters or in its poop.
The most common type of tapeworm in puppies and dogs is the Dipylidium Caninum which is
transmitted by fleas.
Consult with your veterinarian: Pet owners should be informed of ways to prevent their canine and feline companions from infectious diseases
transmitted by fleas and ticks.
Murine typhus (endemic typhus) fever, and in some cases tapeworms, Hymenolepis, can also be
transmitted by fleas.
This ends infestations, prevents future ones, and helps keep your dog from contracting diseases and parasites, like tapeworms,
transmitted by flea bites.
Not exact matches
The number of people who get diseases
transmitted by mosquito, tick and
flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years, federal health officials reported.
WASHINGTON - A recently - released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of people getting diseases
transmitted by mosquito, tick and
flea bites has more than tripled in the United States between 2004 and... [Read more...]
Most are bubonic plague,
transmitted from rats to humans
by the bite of a
flea.
Thus the virulence of a disease
transmitted by the human
flea should markedly increase, producing a more rapid course of illness and a higher death toll.
Kenneth Gage, plague section chief of the CDC, notes that historically plague may have been
transmitted among humans
by the so - called human
flea, Pulex irritans, or via airborne transmission.
This poor island nation is regularly hit
by plague outbreaks, but they are typically the relatively less dangerous bubonic form,
transmitted from rats to humans
by fleas, and occur largely in remote areas.
* Two small lab vials of Yersinia pestis, the cause of plague, is an acute bacterial infection
transmitted to humans and some domestic animals
by fleas that come from infected rodents.
The worm releases millions of larvae into the water, which are then eaten
by water
fleas, the very critters responsible for
transmitting the worm to the person in the first place.
Fleas may become infected
by feeding on such animals and can then
transmit the bacteria to others when they feed again.
The disease is mainly
transmitted from the bite of infected
fleas carried
by rodents.
The most common types of tapeworm that infect cats are called Dipylidium caninum and are
transmitted to cats
by fleas.
Adult
fleas can also
transmit tapeworms if ingested
by your dog.
A: Todd - The most common tapeworm in cats is
transmitted by ingestion of
fleas.
It is
transmitted between animals
by fleas, ticks, and sand flies.
A: Lars - The most common form of tapeworm is
transmitted when a
flea eats the egg of the tapeworm, allowing it to «hatch» and then the
flea is eaten
by the dog or cat.
These medical problems range from anemia due to blood loss from bites; severe skin irritation from allergic reactions to
fleas; and various diseases that are
transmitted by these parasites.
Panleukopenia is
transmitted through contact with an infected animal's bodily fluids or feces, as well as
by fleas.
Fleas and ticks can cause many medical problems, ranging from anemia due to blood loss from multiple bites, to severe skin problems on animals allergic to fleas, to diseases that are transmitted by these vectors of dis
Fleas and ticks can cause many medical problems, ranging from anemia due to blood loss from multiple bites, to severe skin problems on animals allergic to
fleas, to diseases that are transmitted by these vectors of dis
fleas, to diseases that are
transmitted by these vectors of disease.
This tapeworm is
transmitted by ingestion of a
flea.
Also, many types of tapeworm are
transmitted by dogs and cats eating
fleas, so once again, it is important to prevent
fleas from ever getting on your pet.
Fleas and ticks can cause many medical problems, ranging from anemia due to blood loss from multiple bites, to severe skin problems on animals allergic to fleas, to the various illnesses which are transmitted by these vectors of dis
Fleas and ticks can cause many medical problems, ranging from anemia due to blood loss from multiple bites, to severe skin problems on animals allergic to
fleas, to the various illnesses which are transmitted by these vectors of dis
fleas, to the various illnesses which are
transmitted by these vectors of disease.
Fleas are not
transmitted to a pet in the back yard
by passing wildlife or other domestic animals unless they frequent an area enough for a «
flea colony» to develop there.
Fleas not only weaken pets
by sucking blood, but they
transmit tapeworms.
Transmitted primarily
by flea or tick bites, infection is often asymptomatic, though it may cause anemia.
Bio Spot Sprays and Shampoos protect your pet
by controlling ticks,
fleas, and
flea larvae to eliminate infestation and prevent bites that
transmit lyme disease and other illnesses.
Frontline kills adult
fleas by inhibiting GABA, a substance used to
transmit nerve impulses in insects.
Infections are
transmitted by contact with infected hairs from another infected pet in the environment, or through bedding, grooming tools, and even
fleas.
The severity of the illness may be influenced
by the disease strain, the dog's immune status, and the presence of coinfections with other tick - borne or
flea -
transmitted pathogens.
Fleas can also
transmit disease into the host such as tapeworm, which is an intestinal disease caused
by the worm as it grows.
It is
transmitted by biting insects such as mosquitoes &
fleas or close contact with wild rabbits.
CSD is exposed to humans when
flea feces on a cat's claw are
transmitted from the feline to the human
by a scratch, bite or lick.