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Accurate epidemiological models are also needed in order to determine effective control policies that should be applied within the broad range of scenarios that can develop during an outbreak of FMD. Influenza Influenza viruses are respiratory pathogens that affect humans and a broad range of animals,...
Brucellosis is a bacterial infection that can affect goats and other livestock such as sheep and cows and wild ruminants such as deer, elk and bison. Brucellosis causes abortion or stillbirth in animals. Brucellosis is one of the widest spread zoonosis transmitted by animals and in endemic areas...
It was shown that ADSC-exos successfully reduced the production of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, IL-1α, IFN-γ, and TNF-α, promoted the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, and reversed NLRP3 inflammasome activation and upregulation of caspase-1, IL-1β, a...
Cats pass this disease on to humans by biting or scratching a person hard enough to break the skin, or by licking on or near wounds or scabs. According to the CDC, cat scratch disease can affect the human brain, eyes, heart, or other internal organs—though these rare complications are ...
By virtue of the dog's status as a companion animal, there are many veterinary publications and reference texts on the diagnosis, medical management, pathology, and epidemiology of the disorders that can affect this species. The authors of this chapter have chosen to emphasize those diseases that...
[1][2] Zoonotic diseases encompass more than 200 diseases that are transmitted to humans from an animal origin, where humans are usually accidental hosts. They were first recognized by Rudolf Virchow and Osler in the 1800s. The word “zoonosis” consists of 2 parts; “Zoo” means an animal...
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are distributed worldwide and have various susceptible hosts; CoVs infecting humans are called human coronaviruses (HCoVs). Although HCoV-specific drugs are still lacking, many potent targets for drug discovery are being explored, an
C. piliforme, the causative organism of Tyzzer’s disease, is a gram-negative, curved rod and an obligate, intracellular anaerobe with subterminal spores that persist for years in the environment. The disease occurs in several species, including rodents, rabbits, cats, dogs, horses, and some ...
The rabbit is the intermediate host for several tapeworms that affect dogs and cats. Pet rabbits that graze in gardens inhabited by pet dogs or visited by foxes can become infected. The incidence of these parasites is not high, as most pet owners now worm their dogs with preparations that ...