Chapter 69 Pythiosis, Lagenidiosis, and Zygomycosis Amy M. Grooters Pythiosis, lagenidiosis, and zygomycosis are often grouped together because of similarities in their clinical presentations and histologic characteristics (all three cause…
Chapter 31 Salmon Poisoning Disease Jane E. Sykes Overview of Salmon Poisoning Disease First Described: Northwestern Oregon, United States, 1814 (Astoria)1 Cause: Neorickettsia helminthoeca, a gram-negative, obligately intracellular bacteria that…
Chapter 54 Tetanus and Botulism Jane E. Sykes Overview of Tetanus and Botulism First Described: The etiology of tetanus was identified in the late 1800s in Germany (Nicolaier).1 C. botulinum…
Chapter 64 Sporotrichosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Sporotrichosis First Described: 1896, in Maryland, USA, by Benjamin Schenk1 Cause: Sporothrix schenckii complex fungi (ascomycetes, teleomorph Ophiostoma stenoceras) Affected Hosts: Cats,…
Chapter 15 Canine Distemper Virus Infection Jane E. Sykes Overview of Canine Distemper First Described: 1905, Henri Carré, France1 Cause: Canine distemper virus (family Paramyxoviridae, subfamily Paramyxovirinae, genus Morbillivirus) Affected…
Chapter 42 Actinomycosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Actinomycosis First Described: Actinomycosis was first described in 1877 (in cattle) (Otto Bollinger, Germany)1 Causes: Actinomyces spp. and Arcanobacterium spp. (order Actinomycetales,…
Chapter 71 Pneumocystosis Remo Lobetti Overview of Pneumocystosis First Described: Pneumocystis was first discovered in Brazil in 1909 (Chagas), when it was initially mistaken for a trypanosome.1 It was first…
Chapter 57 Bite and Scratch Wound Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of Bacterial Bite Wound Infections Causes: A variety of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria that include mycoplasmas and mycobacterial species….
Chapter 37 Anaerobic Bacterial Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of Anaerobic Bacterial Infections First Described: 1860s (Louis Pasteur)1 Causes: Bacteroides, Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Peptostreptococcus, Fusobacterium, Clostridium, Propionibacterium, other species Geographic Distribution:…
Chapter 81 Cryptosporidiosis Michael R. Lappin Overview of Cryptosporidiosis First Described: Cryptosporidium was first described in mice in 1907 (Tyzzer).1 Although Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were reported in feces of cats…
