ANS 42 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bartonella Henselae, Fetus, Protozoa
23 Aug 2016
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Zoonoses - diseases transmitted from animals to humans and the diseases pose a threat to human health. There are approximately 30 infectious diseases from dog and cat to humans. Contact o o contacts animal/skin excrement, respiratory secretions, animals environment. Viral: virus, submicroscopic element that will reproduce and replicate in a host cell. Live for a long time outside of a host. Transmitted by fungi, such as yeast or mold. Have the greatest impact on the young and the very old humans o. Also for immunocompromised individuals: undergoing treatment for cancer, had a transplant, had hiv. Immunocompitant - immune system can attack or fight off pathogens. Rabies: an area known as enzootic -> if reservoir of the zoonotic agent exists in the wild animal population o o o o o o. Foxes, bats, raccoons and skunks harbor in the rabies virus in the united states. Be in any mammal, not in birds or reptiles or amphibians or fish.
