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pet transmitted diseases and rabies review

Pet Transmitted Bacterial Diseases. PlagueBrucellosisTularemiaCat Scratch DiseaseRat Bite FeverGastroenteritisEpidemic Typhus . Upper Respiratory InfectionsPneumoniaFish Handler's DiseaseLeptospirosisPsittacosisQ Fever . Pet Transmitted Fungal, Parasitic, and Viral Diseases. RingwormToxoplasmosisHookwormRoundwormsCryptosporidiosisHydatid Disease.

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pet transmitted diseases and rabies review

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    1. Pet Transmitted Diseases and Rabies Review Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section Gary A. Balsamo, DVM, MPH & TM State Public Health Veterinarian Office of Public Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

    3. Pet Transmitted Fungal, Parasitic, and Viral Diseases Ringworm Toxoplasmosis Hookworm Roundworms Cryptosporidiosis Hydatid Disease

    4. Pets in the U.S. >110 million pet dogs and cats >60% of U.S. households contain pets 32% have dogs 27% have cats Many exotic or unusual pets Fish, snakes, flying squirrels, sugar gliders, other reptiles, many species of birds CO2 causes “fractures in cheese”. Other products of fermentative bacteria have other functions.CO2 causes “fractures in cheese”. Other products of fermentative bacteria have other functions.

    5. Risk for Pet Transmitted Disease Children and Toddlers at greatest risk: Lack of hand-washing Fecal oral transmission Susceptibility to bites Animal bites 1% of all emergency room visits 90% caused by dogs (risk of infection: 3% - 18%) 3% - 15% by cats (risk of infection: 28% - 80%) 1996, estimated annual cost of treatment: $102.4 million Risk of infection from bites greater in Persons > 50 yrs of age Immune compromised Diabetics CO2 causes “fractures in cheese”. Other products of fermentative bacteria have other functions.CO2 causes “fractures in cheese”. Other products of fermentative bacteria have other functions.

    6. Diseases Associated With Dogs Bacterial diseases Bacterial enteritis Campylobacter Salmonellosis Brucellosis Leptospirosis Fungal infections Ringworm Ectoparasites Mites Fleas

    7. Diseases Associated With Cats Bacterial diseases Cat Scratch disease Respiratory disease Gastritis Gastroenteritis Tularemia Plague Psittacosis Q Fever

    8. Diseases Associated With Other Pets Birds Psittacosis Rodents Bacterial gastroenteritis Rat Bite fever Leptospirosis Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Tapeworms

    9. Diseases Associated With Exotic Pets Hedgehogs Salmonellosis Raccoons Roundworms Southern Flying Squirrel Non-epidemic “Epidemic” Typhus

    10. Rabies 2004

    11. Rabies 2004

    12. Bat Rabies 2004

    13. References Gage, KL et al. Cases of cat associated human plague in the western US, 1977-1998. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2000; 30: 893-900. Litwin CM. Pet-transmitted infections: diagnosis by microbiologic and immunologic methods. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, September 2003, Vol. 22, No. 9. Ucko M & Colorni A. Mycobacterium marinum Infections in Fish and Humans in Israel. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 892-895, Vol. 43, No. 2.

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