Veterian Key

TOXOPLASMOSIS Cats have gotten a bad rap about how they transmit toxoplasmosis to humans and how they cause spontaneous abortion in women and blindness and mental retardation in newborns and…

SALMONELLOSIS Salmonellosis is a bacterial infection of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually associated with eating feces-contaminated food. MORBIDITY: ++ MORTALITY: + ETIOLOGY: BACTERIAL Salmonellosis is caused by many serotypes…

VIBRIOSIS Eating raw, undercooked, or improperly refrigerated shellfish can lead to vibriosis, a bacterial disease most commonly seen in areas near the sea. Vibriosis can also occur as a result…

TRICHINOSIS Trichinosis, also known as trichinellosis, is a food-borne disease caused by a small parasite living in muscle tissue and eaten in raw or undercooked meat. The disease has traditionally…

ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS St. Louis encephalitis is a mosquito-borne viral disease with the potential of infecting the central nervous system of people. It is the most commonly reported variety of…

LISTERIOSIS Until the 1980s listeriosis was rarely reported in humans but was fairly common in animals. Since then, there have been increased reports of listeriosis in people. In animals listeriosis…

PLAGUE Plague is an acute, highly infectious disease transmitted to humans and animals by the bite of a rat flea. It has been known as bubonic plague and black death….

HOOKWORMS Hookworms belong to the phylum Nematoda, which contains worms that are round and unsegmented. Members of this phylum are called nematodes. There are thousands of species of nematodes, but…

EHRLICHIOSIS Ehrlichiosis is a group of tick-borne diseases that attack white blood cells. It is a seasonal disease that corresponds to the months when ticks are active. In dogs the…