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Examples include rabies, anthrax, tularemia, and West Nile fever. Thus, much of human exposure to infectious disease has been zoonotic. [78] Possibilities for zoonotic disease transmissions. Many diseases, even epidemic ones, have zoonotic origin and measles, smallpox, influenza, HIV, and diphtheria are particular examples.
Zoonotic bacterial diseases (5 C, 23 P) A. Deaths from African trypanosomiasis (3 P) ... Pages in category "Zoonoses" The following 198 pages are in this category ...
Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes A20-A28 within Chapter I: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases should be included in this category. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Cases of tularemia, also known as “rabbit fever," are on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the CDC. The report identifies symptoms and the groups most at risk.
The fruit bat is believed to be the zoonotic agent responsible for the spillover of the Ebola virus. Spillover is a common event; in fact, more than two-thirds of human viruses are zoonotic . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Most spillover events result in self-limited cases with no further human-to-human transmission, as occurs, for example, with rabies, anthrax ...
Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...
It is a rare disease in dogs, with cats seven to ten times more likely to be infected. The disease in dogs can affect the lungs and skin, but more commonly the eye and central nervous system. [20] Ringworm is a fungal skin disease that in dogs is caused by Microsporum canis (70%), Microsporum gypseum (20%), and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (10% ...
This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases .