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Browse by Disease What diseases can people get from animals? We have listed some of the most important ones below. These links take you to general information on a various of diseases spread by animals or parasites from animals. Diseases are listed in alphabetical order by their common name. BSE, mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopthy): An infectious disease associated with cattle. Brucellosis (Brucella spp.): A bacterial disease associated with farm animals and dogs. Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter spp.): A bacterial disease associated with cats, dogs, farm animals and improper food preparation. Cat Scratch Disease or cat scratch fever (Bartonella henselae): A bacterial disease associated with cat scratches and bites. Cryptococcosis (Cryptococcus spp.): A fungal disease associated with wild birds, especially pigeon droppings. Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium spp.): A parasitic disease associated with cats, dogs, and farm animals. Escherichia coli O157:H7: A bacterial disease associated with cattle and improper food preparation. Fish Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium spp.): A disease associated with fish and aquarium water. Giardiasis (Giardia lamblia): A parasitic disease associated with various animals and water. Hantavirus (Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome): A rare viral disease associated with wild mice. Herpes B (Herpesvirus 1): A viral disease associated with Macaque monkeys. Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma spp.): A fungal disease associated with bat guano (stool). Hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma braziliense, Uncinaria stenocephals): A parasitic disease associated with dogs and their environment. Leishmaniasis (Leishmania spp.): A parasitic disease associated with dogs and sand flies. Leptospirosis (Leptospira spp.): A bacterial disease associated with livestock, dogs, rodents, wildlife and contaminated water . Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi Infection): A bacterial disease associated with dogs and ticks. Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: A viral disease associated with rodents such as rats, guinea pigs and house mice. Monkeypox: A viral disease recently suspected to be associated with prairie dogs, Gambian rats, and rabbits. Plague (Yersinia pestis): A rare bacterial disease associated with wild rodents, cats, and fleas. Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci): A bacterial disease associated with pet birds, including parrots and parakeets. Rabies: A viral disease associated with mammals, including dogs, cats, horses, and wildlife. Raccoon roundworm Infection (Baylisascaris procyonis): A parasitic disease associated with raccoons. Ringworm (Microsporum spp. and Trichophyton spp.): A fungal disease associated with mammals including dogs, cats, horses and farm animals. Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii) : A rickettsial disease associated with dogs
and ticks. Tapeworm Infection (Dipylidium caninum): A parasite associated with flea infections in cats and dogs. Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii): A parasitic disease associated with cats and their environment. Tuberculosis or TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis): A bacterial disease associated with deer, elk, bison and cattle. Tularemia (Francisella tularensis): A bacterial disease associated with sheep and wildlife, especially rodents and rabbits. West Nile Virus: A viral disease spread by mosquitoes which can affect birds, horses, and other mammals. Yersiniosis (Yersinia enterocolitica): A bacterial disease associated with dogs, cats, and farm animals. Also associated with improper preparation of chitterlings.
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This page last reviewed February 14, 2003 Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention US Department of Health and Human Services |