Zoonoses

Question 1

Notifiable diseases

Answer 1

Anthrax, BSE, bovine TB, brucellosis, avian influenza

Question 2

Ovine chlamydiosis

Answer 2

Bacterial. Sheep and goats. Risk of miscarriage

Question 3

Crypto

Answer 3

Protozoan parasite. Cattle, sheep, goat, deer. Diarrhoea

Question 4

Camplyobacter

Answer 4

Bacterial. Cattle and poultry. Mainly affects young/old. Diarrhoea, vomiting etc

Question 5

Avian influenza

Answer 5

Viral. Birds.

Question 6

Leptospirosis

Answer 6

Bacterial. Rodents and cattle. Fever and jaundice

Question 7

Toxoplasmosis

Answer 7

Parasite. Sheep, birds, cats. Can cause miscarriage

Question 8

Bovine TB

Answer 8

Bacterial. Cattle disease. Can be spread by badgers and spread to humans, deer, pigs, cats, dogs

Question 9

Giardia

Answer 9

Enteric parasite. Pigs, sheep, horses, dogs, cats

Question 10

Salmonella

Answer 10

Bacterial. Reptiles. Uncommon in cats and dogs

Question 11

Yersinia

Answer 11

Bacterial. Pigs. Live in intestines of infected people and released in faeces

Question 12

Cowpox

Answer 12

Viral skin infection. Cows

Question 13

Off

Answer 13

Parapox virus. Sheep and goats

Question 14

Ringworm

Answer 14

Fungus. Often from cats

Question 15

Erysipelas

Answer 15

From pigs. Circular skin lesions. Bacterial

Question 16

Toxocara canis

Answer 16

Roundworm parasites. Dogs and infected faeces