Pets provide many benefits to humans. They comfort us and they give us companionship. However, some animals can also pass diseases to humans. Here is the list of zoonotic diseases provided by www.cdc.gov
A
- Aeromonas Infection
- Ancylostoma braziliense Infection — see Hookworm Infection
- Ancylostoma caninum Infection (Hookworm Infection)
- Avian Influenza
B
- Bartonella henselae Infection
- Baylisascaris procyonis Infection (Raccoon Roundworm Infection)
- B Virus Infection (Herpes B Virus Infection)
- Bird Flu — see Avian Influenza
- Black Death — see Plague
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
- Brucella Infection (Brucellosis)
- Brucellosis (Brucella Infection)
- BSE — see Mad Cow Disease
- Bubonic Plague — see Plague
C
- C. neoformans Cryptococcosis
- Campylobacter Infection (Campylobacteriosis)
- Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter Infection)
- Canine Influenza
- Cat Scratch Disease
- Cave Disease — see Histoplasmosis
- Chlamydia psittaci Infection (Psittacosis)
- Contagious Ecythema — see Sore Mouth
- Contagious Pustular Dermatitis — see Sore Mouth
- Coxiella burnetti Infection (Q fever)
- Cryptococcosis, C. neoformans
- Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection)
- Cryptosporidium Infection (Cryptosporidiosis)
- CSD — see Cat Scratch Disease
- Cysticercosis (Pork Tapeworm)
D
- Dermatophyte Infection (Ringworm)
- Dipylidium Infection (Tapeworm Infection)
- Dog flu — see Canine Influenza
E
- Echinococcosis (Echinocococcus Infection)
- Echinocococcus Infection (Echinocococcus Infection)
- E. ColiInfectionEscherichia coli O157:H7 infection)
- Erysipelothrix Infection
- Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection (E. coli Infection)
F
- Fish Tank Granuloma (Mycobacterium marinum Infection)[PDF — 4 pages]
- Francisella tularensis Infection (Tularemia)
G
H
- H3N8 Influenza — see Canine Influenza
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
- Herpes B Virus Infection (B Virus Infection)
- Herpesvirus simiae Infection — see B Virus Infection
- Histoplasma Infection — see Histoplasmosis
- Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma Infection)
- Hookworm Infection (Ancylostoma caninum Infection)
- HPS (Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome)
L
- LCMV (Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis)
- Leishmania Infection (Leishmaniasis)
- Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection)
- Leptospira Infection (Leptospirosis)
- Leptospirosis (Leptospira Infection)
- Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi Infection)
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCMV)
M
- Mad Cow Disease — see Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection (MRSA)
- Microsporum Infection — see Ringworm
- Monkey B Virus Infection — see B Virus Infection
- Monkeypox
- MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection)
- Mycobacterium marinum Infection (Fish Tank Granuloma)[PDF — 4 pages]
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection (Tuberculosis)
O
P
Q
R
- Rabies
- Raccoon Roundworm Infection (Baylisascaris procyonis Infection)
- Rat-bite Fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis Infection, Spirillum minus Infection)
- RBF — see Rat-bite Fever
- Rickettsia rickettsia Infection (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
- Ringworm (Dermatophyte Infection)
- RMSF — see Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsia Infection)
- Roundworm Infection (Toxocariasis)
S
- Salmonella Infection
- Salmonellosis (Salmonella Infection)
- Sarcoptes scabeii Infection (Sarcoptic Mange)
- Sarcoptic Mange (Sarcoptes scabeii Infection)
- Scabby Mouth — see Sore Mouth
- Sore Mouth (Orf Virus Infection)
- Spirillum minus Infection (Rat-bite Fever)
- Sporothrix schenckii Infection (Sporotrichosis)
- Sporotrichosis (Sporothrix schenckii Infection)
- Streptobacillus moniliformis Infection (Rat-bite Fever)
T
- Taenia solium Infection — see Cysticercosis
- TB — see Tuberculosis
- Taeniasis — see Cysticercosis
- Tapeworm Infection (Diplyidium Infection)
- Tinea — see Ringworm
- Toxocara Infection — see Roundworm
- Toxocariasis (Roundworm Infection)
- Toxoplasma gondii Infection (Toxoplasmosis)
- Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii Infection)
- Trychophyton mentagrophytes Infection — see Ringworm
- Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection)
- Tularemia (Francisella tularensis Infection)
U
W
Y
- Yersinia enterocolitica Infection (Yersiniosis)
- Yersinia pestis Infection — see Plague
- Yersiniosis (Yersinia enterocolitica Infection)
Reference: www.cdc.gov