Zoonotic infections from pets. Understanding the risks and treatment.
As much as we hate to admit it, even the gentlest of our friendly pets can harbor harmful pathogens, and although the fact is not widely known, pet-associated infections can significantly affect the health of humans. In this article, Dr Morrison focuses on pets and their accompanying potential zoonoses, outlining how these diseases can be transmitted to humans and how the infections are treated. Special attention is paid to rabies and toxoplasmosis, which have attained particular notoriety over time.
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Department of Family Practice, Hennepin County Medical Center, 5 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA. gmdoc2000@hotmail.com
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D001717:Birds; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D004285:Dogs; D005289:Ferrets; D005399:Fishes; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010819:Physician's Role; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011817:Rabbits; D012104:Reptiles; D012307:Risk Factors; D012377:Rodentia; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology