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- $Title{About Zoonoses}
- $Subject{virus animals diseases community social Infections infection
- Parasites parasite Zoonoses rabies muscle spasms pet pets fever swollen glands
- hydrophobia anthrax woolsorter disease bacteria domesticated skin lungs
- gastrointestinal tract Statehouses ornithosis birds farm touch breathing
- pneumonia headaches cough Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Lyme Disease infected
- ticks tick tic tics fevers rashes headache Zoonose}
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- Copyright (c) 1991-92,1993 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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- About Zoonoses
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- QUESTION: With all the types of colds you mention in your column, you have
- still to mention one we heard about the other day. Its called Zoo Noses and
- it's caused by animals. Perhaps this is something you would like to warn your
- readers about.
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- ANSWER: Close, but no blue ribbon! Zoonoses have nothing to do with either
- noses or colds, but is the name given to those diseases that are transmitted
- from animals to man under normal conditions. There are over 150 such diseases
- identified worldwide, and as many as 40 may pose health threats to farmers and
- other workers who come in contact with animals on a regular basis in the
- United States. Probably the one you know best is rabies, caused by a virus
- which may be present in dogs, and squirrels, skunks, foxes and other wild
- animals as well. It causes muscle spasms, fever, swollen glands and
- hydrophobia. It is passed on in the saliva of the infected animal when a
- victim is bitten. Another well known disease in this classification is
- anthrax or "woolsorter's disease". It is caused by a bacteria found in cows,
- goats, horses and pigs, and can be transmitted by contact on the skin or
- inhaling spores. It may attack the skin, lungs or gastrointestinal tract of
- its victims. Perhaps you have heard of Statehouses (ornithosis) as a disease
- of parrots and parakeets, but it may also be carried by ordinary farm fowl,
- such as chickens, ducks and turkeys. Its transmitted by skin touch or
- breathing and produces a pneumonia with fever, headache, and cough. To
- complete, if only partially, this list of diseases originating in animals is
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme Disease. They are spread by the bites
- of infected ticks which may live on rabbits, field mice, dogs and deer,
- producing fevers, rashes, arthritis like symptoms and headache. This is an
- important classification of infectious diseases, but one that is seldom
- written about, except here for you.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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