Zoonotic Diseases Flashcards
(42 cards)
vector
contact via a secondary host
Sarcoptes scabei
scabies
Borelia burgdorferi
Lyme Disease
Bacillus anthracis
anthrax
paralytic rabies,
muscle weakness, paralysis
20% of infections
Zoonosis
Animals to humans
Chlamydophila psittaci
Psittacosis
Secondary host
immature phase of the organism (fly, mosquito)
Etiologic agents (5)
Virus Bacteria Parasite Protozoa Fungus
coxiella burnetti
Q fever
Leptospirosis
Leptospia interrogans
zooanthroponosis (reverse Z)
humans to animals
Parapoxvirus
Contagious Ecthyma (Orf)
Salmonellosis
Salmonella
amphixenosis
back and forth between animals and humans
brucellosis
brucella abortusm B.ovis, B.canis
Yersinia Pestis
Plague
Francisella tularensis
tularemia
fecal/oral
poo in mouth
aerosols
through inhalation of droplets
brucella abortusm B.ovis, B.canis
brucellosis
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (insidiosa)
erysipeloid
direct contact
touching an infected animal
mycosporum Sp. Trichophyton sp.
dermatomycosis (fungus) (ringworm)