Zoonotic Diseases

 

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Definition/Description

A zoonotic disease is any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans. 

Classes of Zoonoses

1. Viral Zoonoses

     Most Common Viral Zoonoses

     Ehrlichiosis

the general name used to describe several bacterial diseases that affect animals and humans. Human ehrlichiosis is a disease caused by at least three different ehrlichial species in the United States: Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia ewingii, and a third Ehrlichia species provisionally called Ehrlichia muris-like (EML). Ehrlichiae are transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick. Symptoms usually occur within 1-2 weeks following a tick bite and include fever, headache, fatigue, and muscle aches. Ehrlichios is is diagnosed based on symptoms, clinical presentation, and later confirmed with specialized laboratory tests. Treatment for adults and children of all ages is doxycycline.

a disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, which is carried by ticks. People usually start having fevers and feeling nauseous about a week after being bitten by a tick. A few days after the fever begins people will often have a rash, usually on the arms or ankles. They also may have pain in their joints, stomach pain, and diarrhea. People get this disease when they are bitten by a tick that is carrying the bacterium R. rickettsia. Because ticks on dogs can be infected with R. rickettsii, dogs and people can get Rocky Mountain spotted fever from the same ticks. These ticks can also bite other animals and pass Rocky Mountain spotted fever to them. When you remove ticks from any animal, the crushed tick or its parts can also pass this disease through any cuts or scrapes on your skin.3=====      Rickettsia (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) =====

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