Translations:Basic Field Epi: Manual/216/en

  • Rabies - Rabies is a viral disease of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It is most often transmitted through a bite or scratch from a rabid animal. Humans infected with rabies almost always die.
  • Brucellosis - Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can cause disease in many different animals. Humans become infected by coming in contact with animals or animal products that are contaminated with Brucella bacteria.
  • Q fever - Q fever is a bacterial disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. Q fever mainly affects cattle, sheep and goats. It is most commonly passed to humans by contact with biological material from infected animals such as blood, tissue, placenta or birth fluid.
  • Leptospirosis - Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects animals and humans. It can cause a wide range of symptoms in humans.
  • Psittacosis - also known as parrot fever and ornithosis, is a bacterial disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci, many different bird species can be infected and spread the disease. In humans it can cause severe pneumonia and other serious health problems.
  • Trichinosis - also called trichinellosis is a parasitic disease passed to humans by eating raw or undercooked meat of animals that are infected with the trichinella worm larvae. Infection by trichinella occurs commonly in wild carnivorous (meat-eating) animals but can also occur in pigs.