Zoonotic Diseases

Question 1

CAUSATIVE AGENT: Bacillus anthracis
ANIMAL RESERVOIR: Sheep
ZOONOTIC DISEASE: ?

Answer 1

Anthrax or Woolsorter’s Disease

Question 2

CAUSATIVE AGENT: Brucella spp
ANIMAL RESERVOIR: canis (dog), melitensis (goat), abortus (placenta aborted cattle), suis (pig)
ZOONOTIC DISEASE: ?

Answer 2

Brucellosis or Undulant Fever

Question 3

CAUSATIVE AGENT: Leptospira interrogans
ANIMAL RESERVOIR: Mouse (urine) Acquired by wading in flood water
ZOONOTIC DISEASE: ?

Answer 3

Leptospirosis

Question 4

CAUSATIVE AGENT: Yersinia pestis (has V and W antigens)
ANIMAL RESERVOIR: Rodents and other small animals
ZOONOTIC DISEASE: ?

Answer 4

Bubonic Plague or Black Death

Question 5

CAUSATIVE AGENT: Francisella tularensis
ANIMAL RESERVOIR: Rabbit
ZOONOTIC DISEASE: ?

Answer 5

Tularemia or Rabbit Fever

Question 6

CAUSATIVE AGENT: Bartonella henselain
ANIMAL RESERVOIR: Cat
ZOONOTIC DISEASE: ?

Answer 6

Cat-scratch Disease

Question 7

CAUSATIVE AGENT: Rabies virus
ANIMAL RESERVOIR: Dogs, cats, bats (animal bites)
ZOONOTIC DISEASE: ?

Answer 7

Rabies