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Companion animal zoonoses Flashcards

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What percentage of canadian households have a dog or cat?

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> 50%

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How many cats are there in Canada? How many dogs?

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7-8 million; 6 millions dogs

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What are disease causing agents?

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  1. bacteria
  2. viruses
  3. fungi
  4. parasites (a. endoparasites, b. ectoparasites)
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What are different issues with 
a. household pets
b. pet birds
c. reptiles and amphibians
d. horse
and zoonoses
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a. 
degree/duration/intensity; 
food and treats
b. 
fecal contact
aerosolization of fecal matter
c. 
habitat contamination 
fecal contamination
d. 
nasal/facial contact
fecal contamination
international movement
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What are 5 ways of transmission?

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  1. aerosol
  2. oral
  3. vectors
  4. direct contact
  5. fomites
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what are 5 examples of pathogens transmitted by direct contact

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  1. rabies virus
  2. capnocytophaga canimorsus
  3. pasteurella spp
  4. staphylococcus aureus
  5. streptococcus
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What are 4 examples of pathogens transmitted by direct or indirect contact

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  1. flea bites, mites
  2. fungal infection (malassezia, microsporum canis, trichophyton)
  3. staphyloccus aureus
  4. mites (cheyletiella, sarcoptes)
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What are 4 examples of pathogens transmitted by direct or indirect contact

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  1. flea bites, mites
  2. fungal infection (malassezia, microsporum canis, trichophyton)
  3. staphyloccus aureus
  4. mites (cheyletiella, sarcoptes)
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What is an example of pathogens transmitted by droplet?

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chlamydophila psittaci

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What are three examples of pathogens transmitted by fecal-oral route?

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  1. campylobacter
  2. salmonella
  3. giardia duodenalis
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What are two examples of tick transmitted diseases?

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  1. lyme disease (borrelia burgdorferi)

2. ehrlichia

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What are two examples of flea transmitted diseases

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  1. dipylidium caninum

2. bartonella henselae

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What are 4 groups of people that should be considered?

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  1. young 65 yr
  2. pregnant
  3. immunocompromised
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What are 4 groups of people that should be considered?

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  1. young 65 yr
  2. pregnant
  3. immunocompromised
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What are 4 benefits of pts

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  1. enhanced social interaction
  2. exercise
  3. improved health
  4. companionship
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What are 12 dz associated with dog?

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  1. Brucellosis
  2. Campylobacteriosis
  3. Rabies
  4. Salmonellosis

(5. Dermatophytosis
6. Ectoparasites
7. Leptospirosis
8. Hookworms
9. Roundworms
10. Whipworms
11. Mange (acariasis)
12. MRSA)

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What are 15 dz associated with cats

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  1. campylobacteriosis
  2. plague
  3. rabies
  4. salmonellosis

(5. cat scratch disease
6. cryptococcus
7. dermatophytosis
8. ectoparasites
9. hookworms
10. roundworms
11. mange (acariasis)
12. Q fever
13. sporotrichosis
14. toxoplasmosis
15. MRSA)

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What are zoonoses in ferrets?

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  1. campylobacteriosis
  2. influenza
  3. rabies
  4. salmonellosis
  5. tuberculosis

(6. dermatophytosis
7. ectoparasites
8. roundworms)

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What are zoonoses in ferrets?

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  1. campylobacteriosis
  2. influenza
  3. rabies
  4. salmonellosis
  5. tuberculosis

(6. dermatophytosis
7. ectoparasites
8. roundworms)

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What are zoonoses in rabbits?

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  1. salmonellosis
  2. tularemia

(3. cheyletiellosis
4. dermatophytosis
5. ectoparasites
6. pasteurellosis
7. sarcoptic mange)

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What are zoonoses in guinea pigs

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  1. campylobacteriosis
  2. salmonellosis
  3. tularemia

(4. chlamydiosis
5. dermatophytosis
6. ectoparasites
7. lymphocytic choriomeningitis
8. pasteurellosis
9. sarcoptic mange)

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What are zoonoses in hedgehogs?

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  1. salmonellosis

(2. dermatophytosis
3. lymphocytic choriomenigitis
4. yersiniosis)

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What are zoonoses in pet birds

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  1. campylobacteriosis
  2. newcastle disease
  3. psittacosis
  4. salmonellosis
  5. tubeculosis

(6. cryptococcosis
7. ectoparasites,
8. pasteurellosis)

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What are zoonoses of reptiles and amphibians

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  1. campylobacteriosis
  2. salmonellosis

(3. mycobacteriosis)

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What are zoonoses of aquarium fish

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  1. cryptosporidiosis
  2. salmonellosis

(3. erysipeloid
4. mycobacteriosis
5. melioidosis)

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What are zoonoses of aquarium fish

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  1. cryptosporidiosis
  2. salmonellosis

(3. erysipeloid
4. mycobacteriosis
5. melioidosis)

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27
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what animals have salmonella?

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  1. fish
  2. reptiles and amphibians (many reptile)
  3. birds
  4. pocket pets
  5. dogs and cats (esp raw fed)
28
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How is salmonella spread?

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fecal-oral (ill and healthy shedders)

29
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What is salmonella?

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a gram negative enteric bacteria

30
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What is campylobacter

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a gram negative enteric bacteria

31
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What animals carry campylobacter?

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  1. cats and dogs (most commonly upsaliensis but also jejuni, coli)
32
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What is leptospira interrogans?

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  1. spiral gram negative enteric bacteria
33
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What animals can carry leptospira?

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  1. dogs
  2. horses
  3. pet rats
  4. sometimes gerbils, hamsters mice
34
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What are the main reservoirs for leptospira

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wildlife

35
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how is leptospira shed?

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in urine

36
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What is chlamydophilia psittaci?

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gram negative bacteria

37
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What animals can carry chlamydophila psittaci

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psittacines: budgies, cockatiels, lories, cockatoos, conures, amazons, african greys, lovebirds, senegals, jardines

38
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What is the agent of lyme disease?

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Borrelia burgdorferi

39
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Where is lyme disease endemic?

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Southern manitoba
southern and eastern ontario
southern quebec
southern british columbia
parts of nova scotia
southern new brunswick
40
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What ticks transmit lyme disease?

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  1. ixodes scapularis

3. ixodes pacificus

41
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What is the most important opportunistic gram positive bacteria?

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staphylococcus aureus

42
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Even though staph aureus is mainly a human pathogen, why is there concern regarding finding it in animals?

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there can be reverse zoonosis with transmission of MRSA from humans to animals and back to people
colonized animals can be reservoirs of MRSA in the community

43
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What causes cat scratch disease?

A

baronella henselae

44
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Where is capnocytophaga canimorsus found?

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dog and cat saliva

45
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How can capnocytophaga canimorsus be transmitted, what can it cause?

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  1. transmission by dog bite

2. can lead to sepsis in alcoholics, people with spleen removed, immunocompromised

46
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What are the two forms of rabies?

A

1.
dumb rabies
(depression, hiding, wild animals lose fear of humans, paralysis)
2.
furious rabies
(excitement, aggression, alternating periods of excitement and depression, may attack objects or other animals, own limbs)

47
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What wild animals mainly have rabies?

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  1. raccoons
  2. skunks
  3. foxes
    4 bats
48
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What domestic animals get rabies?

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  1. dogs
  2. cats
  3. horses
49
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How is lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus transmitted?

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saliva, feces, urine, inhalation

50
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What animals transmit lymphcytic choriomengitis virus?

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pet rodents, usually hamsters

animals not clinically ill

51
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What are 3 main dermatophytes?

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  1. microsporum canis
  2. microsporum gypseum
  3. trichophyton mentagrophytes
52
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What animals carry dermatophytes?

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  1. dogs and cats
  2. ferrets
  3. rabbits
  4. guinea pigs
  5. hamsters, mice, rats
  6. hedgehogs
53
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What are two major fleas?

A

ctenocephalides felis

ctenocephalides canis

54
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What are three tick species?

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  1. american dog tick–dermacentor variabilis
  2. brown dog tick-rhipicephalus sanguineus
  3. black-legged/deer tick–ixodes scapularis, pacificus
55
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Whatare two types of mites?

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  1. sarcoptes scabiei

2. chyeletiella

56
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What are 4 types of worms?

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  1. hookworms
  2. roundworms
  3. whipworms
  4. tape worms
57
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What are 2 types of zoonotic protozoa?

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  1. toxoplasmosis

2. giardia

58
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Is disease common or uncommon with toxoplasmosis?

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human exposure common
disease is uncommon
severe illness in immunocompromised
risk for pregnant women

59
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What giardias are zoonotic?

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Assemblages A1, A2, B (giardia intestinalis)

60
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What animals transmit A1 giardia?

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dogs
cats
ferrets
guinea pigs

61
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What animals transmit B giardia?

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dogs
rats
chinchillas

62
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how is giardia transmitted?

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fecal-oral (from clinically ill and healthy pets)

63
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What are two types of roundworms?

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  1. toxocara canis

2. toxocara cati

64
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What are two types of hookworms?

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ancylostoma caninum

uncinaria stenocephalia

65
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Where can aberrant larval migrans go?

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  1. cutaneous
  2. visceral-liver CNS
  3. ocular
66
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what two groups of worms can cause larval migrans?

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roundworms (toxocara)

hookworms (ancylostoma, uncinaria)

67
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What are 5 emerging public health issues

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  1. antimicrobial resistance
  2. alternative diets
  3. vulnerable populations
  4. therapy and service animals
  5. backyard and pet poultry

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