RAT-BITE FEVER
RAT-BITE FEVER Rat-bite fever (RBF) is an uncommon bacterial infection that results from exposure to infected rodents, usually through a bite or scratch wound. It is also known as Haverhill…
LA CROSSE ENCEPHALITIS
LA CROSSE ENCEPHALITIS La Crosse encephalitis is a mosquito-borne, viral disease with the potential of infecting the central nervous system in humans, usually children under 15. The disease is named…
PSITTACOSIS
PSITTACOSIS Psittacosis is a bacterial disease transmitted from bird to bird and from birds to humans. It is also known as ornithosis, parrot fever, chlamydophilosis, and chlamydiosis (not the sexually…
LEPTOSPIROSIS
LEPTOSPIROSIS Leptospirosis is considered one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. In humans, it is also known as Weil’s disease, swineherd’s disease, rice-field disease, swamp fever, and…
GIARDIASIS (GIARDIA)
GIARDIASIS (GIARDIA) Giardiasis is the second most common cause of parasitic human diarrhea in America. The most common cause is pinworms, which are not zoonotic. Giardia is the most common…
BABESIOSIS
BABESIOSIS Babesiosis is a parasitic infection of red blood cells that is spread by a tick bite. The disease is also known as piroplasmosis (pirum means pear in Greek) because…
HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME
HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) was first identified in the United States in 1993, though it has probably been around a lot longer. It is characterized by a…
