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Pet-Borne InfectionAka: Pet-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses, Pet Borne Disease, Pet Borne Zoonoses

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  1. See Also
    1. Vector Borne Disease
  2. Transmission: Skin Contact with Contaminated soil or water
    1. Cutaneous Larva Migrans (Hookworm from dog or cat feces exposure)
    2. Mycobacterium marinum (fish tanks)
  3. Transmission: Fecal-oral route - ingestion of contaminated soil or feces
    1. Echinococcosis (Tapeworm from dogs)
    2. Toxoplasmosis (Cat litter)
    3. Cryptosporidium (Cats and dogs)
    4. Giardiasis (Cats and dogs)
    5. Campylobacter (Cats and dogs)
    6. Salmonella (Cats, dogs, chickens and reptiles)
    7. Toxocariasis (Roundworm from dogs and cats)
      1. Visceral Larva Migrans
      2. Ocular Larva Migrans
  4. Transmission: Animal Bites and scratches
    1. Pasteurella (dogs and cats)
    2. Cat-Scratch Disease
    3. Rabies
  5. Transmission: Inhalation of urine, fecal material or secretions
    1. Psittacosis (pet birds)
    2. Leptospirosis (dogs)
    3. Plague (Cats exposed to wildlife)
      1. Gage (2000) Clin Infect Dis 30:893
    4. Tularemia (Cats exposed to wildlife)
      1. (1982) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 31:39
    5. Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (Hamsters, guinea pigs, mice)
      1. (2005) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 54:799
    6. Monkeypox (Prairie dogs)
      1. Reed (2004) N Engl J Med 350:342
  6. Transmission: Insects and infections on skin of cat or dog
    1. See Vector Borne Disease
    2. Lyme Disease
    3. Scabies Mite
    4. Fleas (Dipylidiasis from flea ingestion)
    5. Tinea Corporis or Tinea Capitis
  7. Resources
    1. CDC Healthy Pets
      1. http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/
  8. References
    1. Grant (1999) Emerg Infect Dis 5:159
    2. Rabinowitz (2007) Am Fam Physician 76(9):1314
    3. Wong (1999) J Am Vet Med Assoc 215:335

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