title: Household pets and human infections.
abstract: Because many Americans keep a wide variety of household pets, they are exposed to the many pet-associated diseases that are transmitted in various ways, including through bites, scratches, saliva, excreta, and respiration. This article briefly describes a number of the illnesses that may be acquired from household pets.
authors.affiliation: University of California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000635:transmission; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000635:transmission; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000635:transmission; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000635:transmission; D009181:Mycoses / Q000635:transmission; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000635:transmission; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*