There are currently more than 200
zoonotic diseases caused by viruses, parasites, bacteria, and fungi that are directly or indirectly transferred by animals to humans.
Not exact matches
These
zoonotic viruses
cause significant loss in life, create panic and disrupt the economics of an entire region,» said Dr. Peter Daszak,
Disease Ecologist and President of EcoHealth Alliance.
Yet, hunting in particular may continue to
cause increases in
zoonotic disease risk because of the selective nature of losses following hunting.
Caused by intracellular Gram - negative bacteria Brucella spp., brucellosis is the most common bacterial
zoonotic disease.
Our wet - lab research is focused on the study of Brucella, a facultative intracellular bacterium that
causes brucellosis, one of the most common
zoonotic diseases in the world in humans and a variety of animal species.
This is the first severe duck
disease caused by a
zoonotic flavivirus ever reported.
A
zoonotic disease is a
disease that can be passed between animals and humans and can be
caused by viruses, parasites or bacteria.
As well as the discomfort they
cause your cat, they can also carry
zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted to humans.
Transmission of
diseases A study published by the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention has found that sharing a bed with a pet can result in the transmission of
zoonotic agents that can
cause serious infections.
Bartonella is a
zoonotic infectious
disease of worldwide distribution,
caused by an expanding number or recently discovered Bartonella species.
The management and control of
diseases in our household pets that are
caused by gastrointestinal parasites have become especially important because of the increasing public awareness of the potential
zoonotic implications for humans.
The most common tapeworm found here is not
zoonotic, but there is growing concern regarding Echinococcus multilocularis, whose range is spreading, and
causes alveolar hydatid
disease, which can be fatal.
Leptospirosis Leptospirosis is a
zoonotic disease that is
caused by the presence of bacteria.
A
zoonotic disease is one
caused by germs that can spread between animals and humans.
→ Intestinal parasites are potentially
zoonotic, which means they may also
cause disease in humans if exposed.
Rabies is a viral
zoonotic disease that
causes acute inflammation of the brain.
Zoonotic diseases, which are
caused by infectious organisms spreading among species (animals to humans and vice versa), are a continual source of intrigue for me as a practicing veterinarian.
Tularemia is a
zoonotic bacterial
disease caused by a bacterium in the Francisella Tularemia family.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and The Meowing Vet wants to inform pet owners about the risk of Leptospirosis in unvaccinated dogs and how this
zoonotic disease can
cause kidney failure and liver
disease in humans as well.
This a common name for Bartonella Henselae bacteria that
causes Bartonellosis which is a
zoonotic disease that people can get from direct contact with a dirty litter box or from cat bites or scratches.
The risk that cat fleas pose to humans is also consequential, since these tiny insects can harbor such
zoonotic agents as those that
cause such human
diseases as cat - scratch
disease (Bartonella henselae), murine typhus, and plague.