Zoonotic Disease Transmitted Through Animal Bites?
I have to do a report on a zoonotic disease only I can’t choose which one I want to do. I’d like to do one that is transmitted via animal bites or scratches but I DON’T want to do rabies or anything parasitic. Can anyone think of any other diseases transmitted this way?
Cat scratch disease (aka cat scratch fever), caused by Bartonella henselae. Interesting, with the causative agent identified only fairly recently, plus it was a great rock song by Ted Nugent in 1977.
If that doesn’t suit, check this CDC publication, which lists several more possibilities: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5404.pdf
What do you mean, you don’t get to choose which one to do? Is your teacher going to assign you something?
Good luck!
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