Leptospirosis
Chapter 42 Leptospirosis Craig E. Greene, Jane E. Sykes, George E. Moore, Richard E. Goldstein and Ronald D. Schultz Etiology Leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease of worldwide significance that affects many…
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal and Algal Infections
Chapter 54 Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal and Algal Infections Spencer S. Jang† and Richard L. Walker Specific diagnosis of fungal and algal infections in animals requires laboratory procedures that include…
Ehrlichia and Anaplasma Infections
Chapter 26 Ehrlichia and Anaplasma Infections Rickettsiae that cause ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are classified as bacteria within the group α-proteobacteria. They are intermediate between viruses, which are obligate intracellular organisms,…
Miscellaneous Fungal Infections
Chapter 65 Miscellaneous Fungal Infections Amy M. Grooters and Carol S. Foil Infections caused by miscellaneous fungal and pseudofungal pathogens include pythiosis and lagenidiosis, which are caused by aquatic pathogens…
Canine Brucellosis
Chapter 38 Canine Brucellosis Craig E. Greene and Leland E. Carmichael Etiology and Epidemiology Brucella canis is a small (1.0 to 1.5 µm), gram-negative, aerobic, coccobacillary organism. Its rough colonial morphology,…
Cryptococcosis
Chapter 59 Cryptococcosis Jane E. Sykes and Richard Malik Etiology Cryptococcosis is an important fungal infection of humans and animals and the most common systemic mycosis of cats. The infection…
Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System
Chapter 91 Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System Marc Kent References Images Web Tables, Boxes, and Appendices Etiology Central nervous system (CNS) inflammation is described as encephalitis, myelitis, and meningitis based…
Environmental Factors in Infectious Disease
Chapter 93 Environmental Factors in Infectious Disease Craig E. Greene, J. Scott Weese and Janet P. Calpin Means of Transmission The reservoir of an infectious disease is the natural habitat…
Blastomycosis
Chapter 57 Blastomycosis Alfred M. Legendre Etiology Blastomycosis, as discussed in this chapter, is a systemic mycotic infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. This should not be confused…
Trypanosomiasis
Chapter 72 Trypanosomiasis Trypanosomes, which cause trypanosomiasis, are hemoflagellate protozoans of the class Zoomastigophorea and family Trypanosomatidae. The disease has been arbitrarily divided into American and African forms of disease,…
