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Lyme Disease
Transmission: Bacterium from tick bites, symptoms in humans: Erythema migrans rash, fever, headache, fatigue, animal reservoirs: Deer, mice
Psittacosis (Parrot Fever)
Transmission: Inhalation of bacteria from bird droppings, symptoms in humans: Fever, headache, pneumonia, animal reservoirs: Parrots, pigeons, poultry
Q Fever
Transmission: Inhalation of barnyard dust contaminated by infected animals, consumption of raw milk, symptoms in humans: High fever, severe headache, general malaise, animal reservoirs: Cattle, sheep, goats
Anthrax
Transmission: Spores from infected animals or contaminated animal products, symptoms in humans: Skin sores, lung infection, abdominal pain, animal reservoirs: Cattle, sheep, goats
West Nile Virus
Transmission: Mosquito bites, symptoms in humans: Fever, headache, body aches, skin rash, swollen lymph glands, animal reservoirs: Birds
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Transmission: Inhaling virus from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva, symptoms in humans: Fever, muscle aches, shortness of breath, animal reservoirs: Deer mice, cotton rats
Avian Influenza
Transmission: Contact with infected poultry, contaminated surfaces, symptoms in humans: Cough, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, animal reservoirs: Poultry, wild birds
Leptospirosis
Transmission: Contact with urine of infected animals or contaminated water/soil, symptoms in humans: High fever, headache, bleeding, muscle pain, chills, animal reservoirs: Rats, dogs, livestock
Plague
Transmission: Flea bites, contact with contaminated fluids or tissues, rarely, aerosolized droplets, symptoms in humans: Buboes, fever, headache, animal reservoirs: Rodents, particularly prairie dogs and squirrels
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Transmission: Close contact with infected dromedary camels or humans, symptoms in humans: Fever, cough, shortness of breath, animal reservoirs: Dromedary camels
Zika Virus
Transmission: Mosquito bites, sexual contact, maternal to fetus, symptoms in humans: Mild fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, animal reservoirs: Primates
Lassa Fever
Transmission: Contact with urine or droppings of infected Mastomys rats, symptoms in humans: Fever, general weakness, hemorrhagic symptoms, animal reservoirs: Mastomys rats
Toxoplasmosis
Transmission: Ingesting oocysts from cat feces or contaminated food/water, symptoms in humans: Flu-like symptoms in immunocompetent; severe illness in immunocompromised, animal reservoirs: Cats
Rift Valley Fever
Transmission: Contact with blood or organs of infected animals, mosquito bites, symptoms in humans: Fever, muscle pain, liver abnormalities, hemorrhagic fever, rarely, blindness, animal reservoirs: Cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camels
Giardiasis
Transmission: Ingesting cysts from contaminated food or water, symptoms in humans: Diarrhea, gas, stomach or abdominal cramps, animal reservoirs: Wild and domestic animals, including beavers and dogs
Ebola Virus Disease
Transmission: Direct contact with blood, secretions, organs of infected animals or humans, symptoms in humans: Fever, hemorrhage, organ failure, animal reservoirs: Bats, primates
Tularemia
Transmission: Tick and deer fly bites, handling infected animals, ingestion or inhalation of contaminated particles, symptoms in humans: Fever, skin ulcers, swollen glands, animal reservoirs: Rodents, rabbits, hares
Campylobacteriosis
Transmission: Consuming undercooked poultry or other meat, contaminated water, raw milk, symptoms in humans: Diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, animal reservoirs: Poultry, cattle
Salmonellosis
Transmission: Consumption of contaminated food or water, contact with infected animals or their environment, symptoms in humans: Diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, animal reservoirs: Poultry, reptiles, swine
Echinococcosis
Transmission: Ingesting eggs from fecal contamination, symptoms in humans: Cystic lesions in liver or lungs, abdominal pain, nausea, animal reservoirs: Dogs, foxes, wolves
Brucellosis
Transmission: Unpasteurized dairy products, contact with secretions or tissues from infected animals, symptoms in humans: Intermittent fever, joint pain, fatigue, animal reservoirs: Cattle, pigs, goats, sheep
Rabies
Transmission: Virus in saliva from bites or scratches, symptoms in humans: Fever, headache, excess salivation, muscle spasms, paralysis, animal reservoirs: Dogs, bats, raccoons, foxes
Nipah Virus Infection
Transmission: Direct contact with infected bats or pigs, or contaminated foods (like date palm sap), symptoms in humans: Fever, headache, cough, respiratory illness, encephalitis, animal reservoirs: Fruit bats
Schistosomiasis
Transmission: Skin contact with water contaminated with infected snails, symptoms in humans: Rash, fever, chills, chronic organ damage, animal reservoirs: Freshwater snails
Cryptosporidiosis
Transmission: Ingesting oocysts from fecally contaminated water or food, symptoms in humans: Watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea animal reservoirs: Cattle, sheep
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