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Anthrax has been used as a method of bio-terrorism. Dogs can be infected, as can most mammals. Birds are normally resistant to the disease. Different animals have different…
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Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of human bacterial enteritis although it is carried in the intestinal tract of many animals and birds without a problem. Poultry and meat products are the…
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This disease, common in North America, does occur in Britain. It is caused by a spirochete bacterium called Borrelia which is carried by certain ticks which, when affected, can spread the…
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Mange is a parasitic skin disease caused by microscopic mites. Three different types of mites can commonly cause problems in dogs:-The otodectic mite usually infests the ears resulting in…
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MRSA in veterinary practice was highlighted in 2004 when several cases were confirmed. For some years prior to this the MRSA 'super bug' had been recognised as a huge problem in many human hospitals.
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Rabies is caused by a virus which is transmitted by the bite of an infected animal. It can affect most warm blooded animals and is almost always fatal, both to dogs and humans infected from…
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Ringworm is a skin disease caused by a microscopic fungal organism. It is zoonotic, i.e. it affects us as well as dogs, cats and other animals. Because in man the lesions are frequently…
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Zoonoses are diseases which are transmitted from animals to man. Altogether there are well over a hundred diseases that are capable of being transmitted in this way. However most are extremely…