Zoonoses and Parasites

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  1. 1. Are most at risk for many zoonoses/parasites because they play with dogs and cats and in the area where animals have been
  2. 5. Diseases that may be transmitted from animals to humans
  3. 8. Disease that results from an infection of Salmonella bacteria and may be transmitted to humans and animals
  4. 9. Toxoplasmosis is more of a concern for ________
  5. 11. Tick-transmitted bacterial disease that results in a rash, distinctive skin lesion, hives and flu-like;first documented case from in 1969 in a Wisconsin hunter
  6. 12. Non-serious disease associated with cat bites and scratches
  7. 15. Can be spread through eating or handling undercooked, contaminated meat or contaminated litter or cat feces
  8. 16. An organism that lives on or within a host organism
  9. 18. Rats transported this disease via trade ships in the mid 1300s
  10. 20. This bacteria causes infections in the throat; especially in small children and can be transmitted by dogs
  11. 21. Of cats and dogs is the most effective prevention measure and keeping areas clean from feces
  12. 22. Bats and feral _________ are the most common source of human rabies in the US
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  1. 2. Ancient Greeks were the first people to recognize this disease; viral disease that affects the nervous system
  2. 3. This disease causes coagulation of the blood and if not treated, can lead to death
  3. 4. Can be prevented by eliminating lice and mites by spraying disinfectants on the feathers of birds
  4. 6. Seven species carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and five species most often carry Zysore disease.
  5. 7. Contracted by caged birds such as parrots, parakeets, and related birds
  6. 10. Are occasionally carried by dogs and cats and may cause AHD (Alveolar Hydatid Disease)
  7. 13. This disease is a fungus that's symptoms include scaly lesions on the skin
  8. 14. Species are roundworms that affect dogs and cats may bepassed on to humans causing fever, headache, cough and poor appetite
  9. 17. Fungal skin disease that shows up as round, scaly, encrusted lesions on the skin
  10. 19. These larvae penetrate the skin and leave inflamed paths as they travel under the skin