Zoonotic diseases

Question 1

What zoonotic disease is seen in cats but transmitted through rats?

Answer 1

Cowpox

Question 2

Where are Hantaviruses found?

Answer 2

Urine, faeces or saliva of rodents

Question 3

Which is the only notifiable disease in companion animals?

Answer 3

Rabies

Question 4

What pathogen causes Cat Scratch Disease?

Answer 4

Bartonella henselae
Cats become infected through flea bites

Question 5

What zoonotic pathogen in farm animals causes flu-like symptoms in humans?

Answer 5

Q-fever
Coxiella burnetti

Question 6

What pathogen causes Rat Bite Fever?

Answer 6

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Question 7

Which cestode causes cysts in the lung and liver, with sheep acting as the intermediate host and dogs being the definitive host?

Answer 7

Echinococcus granulosus

Question 8

Which zoonotic protozoa can humans get from eating undercooked meat or by having contact with cat faeces? (Cats are the definitive host)

Answer 8

Toxoplasma gondii

Question 9

A group of lambs have watery diarrhoea. After treating with toltrazuriul, some of the lambs still died. The river in a field is connected to the reservoir where humans drink from. A few humans in the village now also have watery diarrhoea, nausea and occasional vomiting. What is your most likely diagnosis?

Answer 9

Cryptosporidium