Exam 1: Zoonotic Diseases Flashcards
What diseases are transmitted through aerosol transmission?
- Anthrax
- Q fever
- Listeriosis
- Tuberculosis (through droplets)
What diseases are transmitted through direct contact?
- Anthrax
- Brucellosis
- Leptospirosis
- Q Fever
- Rabies
- Salmonella
- Tuberculosis
- Vesicular stomatitis
What diseases are transmitted through fomite transmission?
- Dermatophilosis
- Pseudocowpox
- Ringworm
- E. coli
- Leptospirosis
What diseases are transmitted through oral transmission?
- Anthrax
- Brucellosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Giardia
- Listeriosis
- Q Fever
- Tuberculosis
What diseases are transmitted through vectors?
- Anthrax (Flies)
- Q Fever (Ticks)
- West Nile (Mosquitoes)
How is Anthrax transmitted?
- Aerosol, Direct, Oral, Vectors (flies)
- Contracted from a bacteria (Bacillus anthracis)
How is Q Fever transmitted?
- Aerosol, Direct, Oral, Vector (ticks)
- Contracted from a bacteria (Coxiella burnetii)
Inhalation is the primary way this disease is contracted
How is Listeriosis transmitted?
- Aerosol and Oral
- Contracted from a bacteria (Listeriosis mnocytogenes)
How is Tuberculosis transmitted?
- Aerosol, Direct, Oral
- Contracted from a bacteria (Mycobacterium bovis)
How is Brucellosis transmitted?
- Aerosol, Direct, Oral
- Contracted from a bacteria (Brucella abortus)
How is Leptospirosis transmitted?
- Aerosol, Direct, Oral
- Contracted from a bacteria (Leptospira)
How is rabies tranmitted?
- Direct
- Contracted from a virus
How is Salmonella transmitted?
- Direct and Oral
- Contracted from a bacteria (Salmonella)
How is Vesicular Stomatitis transmitted?
- Direct
- Contracted from a virus
How is Dermatophilosis transmitted?
- Direct and Fomite
- Contracted from a bacteria (Dermatophilus congolensis)
How is pseudocowpox transmitted?
- Direct and Fomite
- Contracted from a virus
How is Ringworm transmitted?
- Direct and Fomite
- Contracted from fungus (dermatophyte)
How is E. coli transmitted?
- Oral
- Contracted from a bacteria (Escherichia coli)
How is Cryptosporidiosis transmitted?
- Aerosol and Oral
- Contracted from a protozoa (Cryptosporidium parvum)