CAT SCRATCH DISEASE

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CAT SCRATCH DISEASE Cat scratch disease (CSD) is also called cat scratch fever. It is also known as regional lymphadenopathy, or lymphadenitis. Even though the disease has been described since…

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LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS

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LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) is a viral disease spread from rodents to other rodents and humans. LCM can have serious effects on human fetuses during the first two trimesters…

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ANTHRAX

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ANTHRAX Anthrax occurs worldwide. It is usually seen in areas where animals have died from anthrax and contaminated the soil with spores. Outbreaks of anthrax are most often associated with…

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CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS (CRYPTO)

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CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS (CRYPTO) Cryptosporidiosis is one of the most common forms of waterborne diarrhea in the United States. Although it has been a veterinary problem for quite a while, it was…

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COLIBACILLOSIS

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COLIBACILLOSIS Colibacillosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli. Colibacillosis is also known as hemorrhagic colitis. Other names associated with colibacillosis are colibacteriosis, colitoxemia, and enteropathogenic diarrhea. We…

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MODES OF TRANSMISSION

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MODES OF TRANSMISSION There are a number of methods used to transmit diseases from animals to people. The two major categories of transmission are direct transmission and indirect transmission (Table…

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BRUCELLOSIS

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BRUCELLOSIS Brucellosis, also known as Bang’s disease in animals and as undulant fever or Malta fever in humans, can cause abortion in both cattle and humans. The disease has been…

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CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS (VIBRIOSIS)

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CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS (VIBRIOSIS) MORBIDITY: +++ MORTALITY: + TO +++ ETIOLOGY: BACTERIAL There are several zoonotic species of Campylobacter, but C. jejuni and C. fetus are the most pathogenic. C. jejuni and…

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BOTULISM

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BOTULISM Among its more common names, botulism is also known as limberneck in birds and shaker foal syndrome in horses. Botulism is caused by the toxins (byproducts of bacterial growth)…

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