What are zoonotic and vector-borne diseases?

Common zoonotic diseases include influenza (flu), salmonellosis and E. coli (food poisoning). Diseases such as rabies and anthrax are also zoonotic. Vector-borne diseases are passed to humans through bites from mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.

What are some vector-borne diseases?

Vector-Borne Disease: Disease that results from an infection transmitted to humans and other animals by blood-feeding anthropods, such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. Examples of vector-borne diseases include Dengue fever, West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, and malaria.

Who is at risk for Zoonoses associated with cattle?

Persons with specific medical conditions such as an immunodeficiency and pregnancy may be at higher risk of developing disease or complications from a zoonotic disease and should consult with their physician before working with cattle.

What kind of diseases are associated with cattle?

The diseases associated with cattle include: ringworm, Q fever, chlamydiosis, leptospirosis, campylobacterosis, salmonellosis, listeriosis, yersiniosis, cryptosporidiosis and infections with pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Diseases associated with direct contact:

Which is the most important vector borne disease?

Vector-Borne Diseases. Cattle Fever Ticks. Cattle Fever Ticks (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and R. (B.) microplus) (CFT) are important parasites of cattle due to their ability to vector Bovine babiesiosis and anaplasmosis .

Are there any zoonoses associated with direct contact?

Diseases associated with direct contact: Tuberculosis and brucellosis are potential zoonoses in cattle but due to a federal eradication program for Mycobacterium bovis, Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis, these diseases are uncommon in the United States except in a few areas where it persists in wild deer, elk or bison.