Zoonoses
27 entries in the Zoonoses compendium.
ActinobacillosisA zoonotic bacterial disease primarily affecting livestock.BabesiosisTick-borne parasitic disease causing hemolytic anemia and fever.BalantidiasisProtozoan infection from pigs, often asymptomatic.Balantidium coliThe only ciliate protozoan known to infect humans.Bartonella mayotimonensisBat-associated bacterium causing human endocarditis via ectoparasites.BaylisascarisRoundworm genus infecting over fifty animal species.CampylobacterCurved bacteria causing common gastroenteritis worldwide.Capnocytophaga canimorsusA dog- and cat-borne bacterium causing severe illness in immunocompromised humans.Cat biteCat bites are common but can cause serious infections.Cat-scratch diseaseInfectious disease from cat scratches or bites.Chlamydia abortusBacterial species causing abortion in mammals, including humans.Clostridioides difficile infectionA bacterial infection causing diarrhea, often after antibiotic use.Companion Animal Parasite CouncilAmerican non-profit reducing pet parasites and zoonotic risks.Cryptococcus neoformansEncapsulated yeast causing cryptococcosis, especially in immunocompromised hosts.CytauxzoonosisTick-borne protozoal disease of cats, once nearly always fatal.DioctophymosisRare parasitic infection destroying one kidney via giant kidney worm.DracunculiasisA parasitic disease targeted for eradication by 2027.Ebola virusA highly lethal filovirus causing severe hemorrhagic fever in humans.ErysipeloidA mild cutaneous infection from Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, often misidentified.Escherichia coli O157:H7A Shiga toxin-producing E. coli causing foodborne outbreaks and kidney failure.Feline zoonosisInfections transmitted from domesticated cats to humans.Giardia duodenalisFlagellated protozoan parasite causing giardiasis worldwide.GiardiasisA common parasitic disease causing diarrhoea and malabsorption worldwide.HantavirusRodent-borne viruses causing severe human diseases worldwide.Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosisTick-borne disease caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis infecting monocytes.LeishmaniasisA parasitic disease spread by sandflies, affecting millions globally.LeptospirosisA bacterial blood infection affecting humans and animals worldwide.
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