Trypanosomiasis
Chapter 78 Trypanosomiasis Stephen C. Barr, Ashley B. Saunders and Jane E. Sykes Overview of American Trypanosomiasis First Described: Chagas’ disease (American trypanosomiasis) was first described in humans in 1909…
Leishmaniosis
Chapter 74 Leishmaniosis Jane E. Sykes, Gad Baneth and Christine A. Petersen Overview of Leishmaniosis First Described: The cause of visceral leishmaniosis was first described in India in 1903 (separately…
Bacterial Infections of the Genitourinary Tract
Chapter 89 Bacterial Infections of the Genitourinary Tract Jane E. Sykes and Jodi L. Westropp Overview of Bacterial Infections of the Genitourinary Tract Causes: The most common cause of genitourinary…
Blastomycosis
Chapter 60 Blastomycosis Jane E. Sykes and Lindsay K. Merkel Overview of Blastomycosis First Described: 1894, in the United States by Thomas Casper Gilchrist.1 The organism was initially mistaken for…
Cryptococcosis
Chapter 62 Cryptococcosis Jane E. Sykes and Richard Malik Overview of Cryptococcosis First Described: 1894, in a human patient in Germany (independently by Busse and Buschke)1 Causes: Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcus…
Lyme Borreliosis
Chapter 51 Lyme Borreliosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Lyme Borreliosis First Described: Connecticut, USA, 1982 (Burgdorfer)1 Cause: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (a spirochete) Primary Mode of Transmission: Ixodes spp….
Infections of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 86 Infections of the Cardiovascular System Jane E. Sykes and Steven Epstein Overview of Cardiovascular System Infections Causes: Most often staphylococci, streptococci, and Escherichia coli are involved. Gram-negative bacterial…
Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and Pyothorax
Chapter 87 Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and Pyothorax Jane E. Sykes Overview of Bacterial Tracheobronchitis and Bronchopneumonia Secondary to Invasion by Resident Bacteria Causes: Frequently isolated secondary bacterial invaders in respiratory tract…
Babesiosis
Chapter 75 Babesiosis Adam J. Birkenheuer Overview of Babesiosis in Dogs and Cats First Described: Early descriptions of intraerythrocytic parasites in dogs with signs of babesiosis were made in Africa…
Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases
Chapter 68 Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases Amy M. Grooters In contrast to the well-recognized fungal pathogens that cause endemic mycoses (such as Blastomyces, Histoplasma, and Cryptococcus), miscellaneous fungal pathogens comprise large…
