doi:10.1128/9781555819231.ch6Ellie J. C. GoldsteinFredrick M. AbrahamianJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdGoldstein, E.J. and F.M. Abrahamian, 2015. Diseases transmitted by cats. Microbial Spectrum, 3(5): doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.IOL5-0013-2015....
Though many people think of ticks as a dog problem, cats that spend time outdoors can also encounter ticks and contract tick-transmitted diseases. Even indoor cats can come in contact with ticks brought in by people or other pets. Here’s what you need to know about the diseases ticks can...
Catscratch disease (CSD) is a bacterial infection that can be spread by cats. When an infected cat licks a person's open wound or bites and scratches hard enough to break the skin, the disease can be transmitted. Symptoms of CSD include swollen and red lesions at the site of the scratch...
Etiology:Although small ruminants can be infected by several species ofBabesia, the two most important species associated with Babesiosis in goats areB. ovisandB. motasi, transmitted byRhipicephalus bursaandHaemaphysalis spp,respectively. Infection is of importance in the Middle East, southern Europe,...
FIV is often transmitted through milk and blood from the mother. After birth, it passes through contact with bodily excretions. Just like HIV, FIV causes immunosuppression and can manifest in myriad ways. Commonly, FIV-positive cats will have chronic URIs or other infections. A blood test is...
Arthropod transmission:viruses that are carried by insects and ticks, and introduced directly into the bloodstream. Airborne transmission:such as influenza, which may be transmitted from birds and pigs to humans. Other infections difficult to control because they arepersistent: produced by viruses that...
Update on flea and tick associated diseases of cats There are multiple vector-borne diseases in cats, the most prominent being those transmitted by mosquitos, sand flies, fleas, and ticks. Many of the agents... Lappin,R Michael - 《Veterinary Parasitology》 被引量: 3发表: 2018年 Integrated...
Mycoplasma haemofelis(M. haemofelis) is a parasitic bacterial disease that is transmitted to cats through tick, mosquito, and flea bites. An infection of the red blood cells, M. haemofelis can causefeverandanemia in cats. There is alsosome evidencethatM. haemofeliscan infect humans, especially...
mental retardation and deafness. Pregnant women can avoid toxoplasmosis by simply wearing gloves while changing the litter box. If your cat spends a great deal of time outdoors, wash your hands after having contact with the cat as well. Technically, toxoplasmosis is transmitted in feces, but sinc...
An estimated 61% of the 1,415 species of infectious organisms known to be pathogenic in humans are transmitted by animals11, for which the human represents a dead-end host. Occasionally, however, a zoonotic infection adapts to human-to-human transmission and diversifies away from its animal ...