Notifiable Diseases

Question 1

What type of disease (viral, bacterial, prion etc) is rabies and what species does it effect?

Answer 1

Virus, effects mammals.

Question 2

What type of disease (viral, bacterial, prion etc) is avian flu and what species does it effect?

Answer 2

Virus, effects birds

Question 3

What type of disease (viral, bacterial, prion etc) is swine flu and what species does it effect?

Answer 3

Virus, effects pigs

Question 4

What type of disease (viral, bacterial, prion etc) is Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and what species does it effect?

Answer 4

Prion, effects cattle

Question 5

What type of disease (viral, bacterial, prion etc) is tuberculosis and what species does it effect?

Answer 5

Bacterial, effects cattle

Question 6

What type of disease (viral, bacterial, prion etc) is blue tongue and what species does it effect?

Answer 6

Virus, effects ruminants