Zoonoses and Parasites

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  1. 6. is especially important for those working with pets
  2. 7. can be prevented by eliminating lice and mites by spraying disinfectants on the feathers of birds
  3. 8. are organisms that live on or within a host organism
  4. 10. tick-transmitted bacterial disease that results in a rash, distinctive skin lesion, hives and flu-like
  5. 13. A viral disease that affects the nervous system
  6. 15. causes coagulation of the blood
  7. 17. disease that results from an infection of Salmonella bacteria and may be transmitted to humans and animals
  8. 19. of cats and dogs is the most effective prevention measure and keeping areas clean from feces
  9. 20. fungal skin disease that shows up as round, scaly, encrusted lesions on the skin
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  1. 1. (parrot fever) contracted by caged birds such as parrots, budgerigars, and related birds
  2. 2. Diseases that may be transmitted from animals to humans
  3. 3. (Echinococcus species) are occasionally carried by dogs and cats and may cause AHD (Alveolar Hydatid Disease)
  4. 4. non-serious disease associated with cat bites and scratches
  5. 5. Parasites gain their sustenance (________) from the host organism
  6. 9. disease produced by infection of Toxoplasma gondii parasite and spread through contaminated litter or cat feces
  7. 11. toxoplasmosis is more of a concern for ________
  8. 12. Seven species carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and five species most often carry Zysore disease.
  9. 14. (Ancylostoma species and Uncinaria stenocephala), are roundworms that affect dogs and cats may be passed on to humans causing fever, headache, cough and poor appetite.
  10. 16. (Toxocara species), species are roundworms that affect dogs and cats may bepassed on to humans causing fever, headache, cough and poor appetite
  11. 18. are most at risk for many zoonoses/parasites because they play with dogs and cats and in the area where animals have been