Human diseases from wildlife / Michael R. Conover, Director, Wildlife Resources Department, Jack H. Berryman Institute, Utah State University, Logan, USA, Rosanna M. Vail, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.
Introduction -- Bacterial diseases -- Plague -- Brucellosis -- Tuberculosis -- Tularemia -- Leprosy -- Anthrax -- Rat-bite fever -- Salmonellosis -- Escherichia coli and other foodborne diseases -- Psittacosis and other zoonotic diseases caused by Chlamydia species -- Spirochetal diseases -- Leptospirosis -- Lyme disease -- Tick-borne relapsing fever -- Rickettsial diseases -- Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other spotted fevers -- Q fever and coxiellosis -- Epidemic typhus and murine typhus -- Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis -- Viral diseases -- Rabies -- Equine encephalitis: eastern, western, and Venezuelan -- West Nile virus and other diseases caused by Flaviviruses: yellow fever, dengue, St. Louis encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, Powassan encephalitis, and deer tick virus -- Colorado tick fever and human diseases caused by Bunyaviruses: La Crosse encephalitis, California encephalitis, Cache Valley virus, and Jamestown Canyon virus -- Hantaviruses -- Influenza -- Fungal diseases -- Cryptococcosis -- Histoplasmosis -- Prions -- Creutzfeld-Jakob disease in humans, chronic wasting disease in cervids, mad cow disease in cattle, and scrapie in sheep and goats -- Parasites -- Baylisascariasis and raccoon roundworms -- Tichinellosis -- Swimmer's itch and giardiasis.
Summary:
"People who handle wildlife, including field workers, wildlife professionals, trappers, and hunters, want to know about potential diseases, risks, and how to protect themselves from zoonotic disease. This book presents information on the most prevalent and serious zoonotic diseases existing in the United States and Canada. Each chapter contains the history of the disease, symptoms in humans, medical treatment, transmission of pathogens to humans, role of wildlife as vectors, and methods to minimize risk"-- Provided by publisher.
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