Zoonotic Diseases

Question 1

What are zoonotic diseases?

Answer 1

disease passed from animal to human

Question 2

reverse zoonosis

Answer 2

disease passed from human to animal

Question 3

Transmission

Answer 3

-blood
-urine
-feces
-saliva/body fluids
into cuts/sores etc.

Question 4

Rabies

Answer 4

• A virus transmitted through saliva of infected animals
  -Avoid through vaccinations

Question 5

Leptospirosis

Answer 5

-water born Bacteria found in urine/saliva of wild animals/affected pets
-If infected beaver pees in pond and a dog drinks from the same water it can be spread
- Treatable with antibiotics, preventable from vaccines

Question 6

Cat Scratch Fever

Answer 6

Bacteria- Bartonella species
-Transmitted from cat ingesting fleas then by saliva and scratches from infected cats
-treated with antibiotics
-prevent by treating for fleas/not letting cat lick you

Question 7

Ring worm

Answer 7

-transmitted thru skin to skin contact
-can be transferred on blankets
-treatable with oral meds or ointment

Question 8

Bubonic Plague

Answer 8

transmitted from fleas
-prevent fleas
treatable with antibiotics