Putting a name to something can make it seem more real. As a thought experiment, we can give it properties like “20 times more deadly than COVID” or “expected to be a zoonosis” (that is, a pathogen that jumps to humans from animals). But that doesn’t mean we know of aspecific...
Because trichomonads are microaerophilic it is unlikely that they initiate and cause these diseases themselves, but may represent secondary and opportunistic infections that could exacerbate symptoms and prolong illness [23]. These trichomonad respiratory infections seem to depend upon: (i) the ...
30. Tick-Borne Diseases There are a plethora of dangerous diseases thatticks can transmitto dogs because ticks feed on the blood of a multitude of disease-infected creatures. Then they attach to a dog and feed on their blood, transferring blood within the tick into the dog, including Canine ...
When black flies bite, they also release saliva, which causestoxic shock syndrome, killing the animal. Some black fly species also carry serious diseases, such as leucocytozoonosis, a condition found in chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. There are six species of black flies in North America...
Lyme disease is a zoonosis, and the ecology of this disease has been extensively reviewed (summarized in [2]). The natural reservoirs of B. burgdorferi are small and medium sized wild mammals (particularly mice of the genus Peromyscus) and birds. Immature Ixodes species ticks feed on these ...
Background Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, which affects warm-blooded animals including humans... Rodrigues, Jaqueline,F Frei,Navarro, Italmar,... - 《Journal of Venomous Animals & Toxins Including Tropical Diseases》 被引量: 6发表: 2015...
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii with a presentation ranging from asymptomatic seroconversion to possibly fatal chronic Q fever. The Netherlands faced an exceptionally large outbreak of Q fever from 2007 to 2010: 4026 human cases were notified, which makes it the largest Q fever...
The cross-protective effect of the BCG vaccine in non-TB diseases has been demonstrated in several studies. It has been shown that BCG vaccination improves the response to the human papillomavirus, herpes simplex virus [10,95], and even to malaria [96]. An immune training mechanism is respons...
Anisakiasis is a zoonosis caused by the ingestion of raw or undercooked seafood infected with third-stage larvae (L3) of the marine nematode Anisakis. Based on L3 localization in human accidental hosts, gastric, intestinal or ectopic (extra-gastrointestinal) anisakiasis can occur, in association ...
direct contact between visitors and animals, something that occurred in the past, the use of PPE by employees including disposable gloves, rubber boots, disposable face mask and in some cases use of face shields or goggles, have limited employee exposure to animal diseases and the other way ...