Week 6: Zoonoses & Emerging Infections Flashcards
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Objectives
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What are zoonoses?
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Infectious diseases that are transmitted between animals and humans
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Why is knowing about zoonotic infections important
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And 75% of new diseases discovered in the last decade are zoonotic in origin
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Zoonotic ingectious diseases with wildlife
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- Lyme disease
- Monkeypox
- Hantavirus
- Ebola
- SARS
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Zoonotic ingectious diseases with livestock
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- Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy
- Escherichia coli
- Cowpox
- Rift valley fever
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Zoonotic ingectious diseases with livestock & wildlife
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- Rabies
- West Nile Virus
- Tuberculosis
- Anthrax
- Tularemia
- Plague
- Salmonellosis
- Avian influenza
- Brucellosis
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Other Zoonotic Infectious diseases
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Zoonotic pathogens as weapons
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Types of pathogens that can cause zoonoses
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How do zoonoses transmit between hosts/carriers?
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Some vectors of zoonoses
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Groups of people most at risk for zoonoses
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Keywords to look for in patient vignettes that indicate zoonoses
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