Zoonoses/Skin Infection

Question 1

What is the definition of a zoonose?

Answer 1

Infection that can pass between living animals and humans, sourced from the animal

Question 2

Do zoonoses depend on human hosts for part of their life cycle?

Answer 2

No!

Malaria, Schistosomiasis, Oncoceriasis, Elephantitis etc are not Zoonoses!

Question 3

What is anthroponosis?

Answer 3

Reverse zoonoses - humans infecting animals

Question 4

List some examples of anthroponosis?

Answer 4

• Influenza (affecting birds, pigs)
• Strep throat (affecting dogs|)
• Leishmaniasis (affecting dogs)
• Chytridiomycosis (Affecting amphibians)

Question 5

List some bacterial zoonoses

Answer 5

Salmonella
Campylobacter
Shigella
Anthrax
Brucella
E-coli (verotoxigenic)
Leptospirosis
Plague
Psittacosis (Ornitosis)
Q fever
Tularaemia

Question 6

List some viral zoonoses

Answer 6

Rabies 
Avian influenza
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
Ebola virus disease
Lassa Fever
Rift Valley fever
West Nile Fever
Yellow Fever

Question 7

List some parasite zoonoses?

Answer 7

Cysticercosis
Echinococcosis
Toxoplasmosis
Trichinellosis
Visceral larva migrans (toxocara

Question 8

List some fungal zoonoses?

Answer 8

Dermatophytoses

Sporotrichosis

Question 9

Name a prion zoonose?

Answer 9

BSE/CJDv

Question 10

List some common zoonoses in the UK

Answer 10

Salmonella
Campylobacter
Toxoplasma
(Psittacosis – Chlamydophila psittaci)
(Q-fever - Coxiella Burnetti)
Ringworm/dermatophytosis

Question 11

What is the name of the Rabies virus?

Answer 11

Lyssavirus

Question 12

List some things to consider with skin infections?

Answer 12

• Site
• Organism
• Host (Diabetes, Immunosuppression, renal failure)
• Environment (Drug resistance/interactions)