Contagious Zoonotic Viral Skin Disease

who seems to be unconquerable as it has killed a lot of people in the

countryside, but even there they could not escape the disease: It affected cows, sheep, goats, pigs

The meats that consumers eat are slabs of a cow’s muscle tissue and the infectious meat is only found in the nerve tissue. Of course there is the possibility of having some of the contaminated meat passed on to the meat that consumers eat when the cows are cut, but the chances are very slim. Since this disease is contracted through eating contaminated meat, the site of infection should be in the digestive tract, yet this disease eats away at the brain and nervous system.

The disease was caused by rats and rat fleas but, also from human to human by breathing the same air. Scientists know that the bacillus travels from person to person, through

The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It is mainly found in small rodents like rats and it can be spread to human through flea bites or via close contact with infected rodents or human.

Hendra virus (originally called "Equine morbillivirus" was discovered in September 1994 when it caused the deaths of thirteen horses, and a trainer at a training complex in Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.[12]

be wiped out, but has made a comeback and was responsible for 21,000 cases and 26 deaths

Smallpox is only infectious disease to ever be eradicated worldwide. It was one of the most frightening diseases, from its very long history, to its many variants, to the symptoms of the often lethal disease, to the incredibly high deaths, to the treatments that helped end it, to the final eradication of the disease, to its containment, to the fears of it being used in bioterrorism today.

array of aliments ranging from a mild rash to amputation, even death. Strains of the drug resistant pathogen

This bacterium has developed a unique way to evade the human immune system and starts evading right from moment the bite occurs. It has learned to survive in the human body and sometimes even heavy doses of medicines fail to generate results against the bacteria.

Hemorrhagic Disease of White-Tailed Deer is a phrase that describes an infection of either Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) and/or Blue Tongue Disease (BT). These two diseases are clinically and molecularly very similar. Since the symptoms of both diseases are indistinguishable molecular testing is needed to specifically identify these viruses. Both viruses are spread by biting midges in the Culcoides genus which is found in a majority of the US. Historically, there have been large outbreaks in the US and all over the world which has lead to economic losses of various degrees. With current expansion of these diseases vector, a lack of monitoring, and gap of knowledge about these diseases it is only a matter of time before a catastrophic

A contagious and fatal viral disease of dogs and other mammals(warm blooded), transmissible through the saliva to humans and causing madness and convulsions.

Not many people know what Dermatitis Herpetiformis is. Dermatitis Herpetiformis is an autoimmune disease that is an itchy rash consisting of bumps and blisters. Something important to know about Dermatitis Herpetiformis is that it can occur anywhere from the limbs, trunk, groin, hands, fingers, face, scalp, and along the hairline (125). There is tons of information on Dermatitis Herpetiformis. However, the important information that people should be aware of regarding this condition is the causes/symptoms, treatment, and foods to eat and to avoid.

mysterious nature of the disease, the origin of scrapie and the damage it causes the body can only be theorized. The three main theories of scrapie and its structure’s effect on the symptoms it causes sheep and goats all present potential information about the disease and its cure (Scrapie Fact Sheet. August 2001: http://www.animalagriculture.org/scrapie/AboutScrapie/FactSheet.htm)

some may also infect humans (zoonotic diseases). Each of the diseases listed below will be