Human and Wildlife Health

Question 1

Canine distemper symptomatology and affected species

Answer 1

Affects canids, raccoons, and skunks mainly. No transfer to cats, birds, or people

Convulsive movements of the head, discharge from nose and eyes, disorientation, and lack of fear. Sometimes causes hyperkeratotic foot pads and retinal degeneration causing green eyes

Question 2

Visceral Larval Migrans symptomatology and affected species

Answer 2

Mainly seen in rodents

The eggs of certain animal parasites are shed in feces and ingested by other species.

This includes Baylisascaris procyonis. Central nervous system damage, blindness, and death.

Question 3

Salmonella symptomatology and affected species

Answer 3

Affects birds, mammals, reptiles, and humans

Transmission mainly occurs fecal-orally.

Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, sometime joint swelling occurs in birds.

does not always have a clinical presentation

Question 4

West Nile Virus symptomatology and affected species

Answer 4

Mainly affects birds, but can affect mammals.

Encephalitis and/or endocarditis that can manifest as respiratory distress, fever, anorexia, excessive sleeping, head tremors, ataxia, and seizures.

Question 5

Lyme disease symptomatology

Answer 5

Fever, headache, fatigue, skin rash.

Question 6

Aspergillosis symptomatology and affected species

Answer 6

Found in birds and occasionally mammals. Caused by inhaling fungus, not typically considered contagious.

Emaciation, difficulty breathing, and symptoms similar to lead poisoning.

Question 7

Leptospirosis symptomatology and affected species

Answer 7

Many animals and humans, especially raccoons and rodents.

High fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, vomiting, jaundice, red eyes, abdominal pain, rash, diarrhea.

Question 8

Giardia symptomatology

Answer 8

aka ‘beaver fever’, its a protozoal parasite found in streams and ponds

Causes gastrointestinal upset

Question 9

Sarcoptes Spp. symptomatology and affected species

Answer 9

Causative agent in mange. Seen in foxes, coyotes, squirrels, and other mammals. May transfer to humans asymptomatically.

Causes alopecia and skin infection

Question 10

Tularemia symptomatology and affected species

Answer 10

“rabbit fever”. Affects rodents, rabbits, and hares. Humans can get it.

Skin ulcers, swollen painful lymph glands, inflammed eyes, sore throat, mouth sores, diarrhea, pneumonia, fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, dry cough, weakness.

Question 11

Tuberculosis symptomatology and affected species

Answer 11

Airbourne bacterial disease of cervids (deer, elk) causing lesions on lungs, rib cage and other organs.

Cough, fever, night sweats, fatigue, weight loss.

Question 12

Powassan symptomatology

Answer 12

Fever and encephalitis

No treatment, caused by groundhog and black-legged ticks

Question 13

Echinococcosis multilocularis affected species and resulting disease

Answer 13

Found in foxes, coyotes, dogs, and can infect humans. Small rodents are intermediate hosts.

Causes alveolar echinococcosis (AE)