Intro to Zoonoses Flashcards

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What are Anthroponoses?

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Diseases that people get from other people, and humans serve as the reservoir.
Even if animal-derived food is the vehicle.

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What are some examples of the “cost” of zoonotic diseases?

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Cost of human health

  • Lost productivity
  • Loss of life (YPLL)

Economic cost

  • Cost of prophylaxis and treatment
  • Cost of import/export restrictions
  • Lost trade and tourism
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How do people commonly acquire zoonotic diseases?

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Pets, Farms, County/State Fairs, Pet stores, Nature parks, Child-care facilities, etc

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What people are most at risk of getting a zoonotic disease?

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  • Occupational personel - Vets, farmers, zoo workers
  • Children, elderly
  • Pregnant or Immune-compromised
  • Anyone CAN get infected!!!
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What types of social changes affect zoonoses?

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  • Changes in small animal ownership and pet “status”
  • Changes in exotic animal ownership
  • Changes in food animal production
  • Changes in global trade and travel
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How can Veterinary staff make a difference in transmission of zoonoses?

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  1. Surveillance - animals are sentinels
  2. Preventions and control - educate owners and minimize animal reservoirs
  3. Occupational safety measures - protect self and staff from daily exposure to zoonotic diseases
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How many known pathogens are zoonotic?

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Over 800!

Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Prions, Protozoan, Helminths, and Ectoparasites

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Why des each kind of veterinary medicine have unique risks for zoonotic diseases?

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  • Every animal species is associated with some zoonotic disease(s)
  • Different diseases are more commonly found in specific species
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What type of life cycles exist for zoonotic pathogens?

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  • Some can be perpetuated in nature by a single vertebrate species
  • Some require more than one vertebrate species
  • Some require a combo of vertebrate and invertebrate hosts (All vector-transmitted pathogens)
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