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1. Infectious diseases
(Infectious diseases)
... under certain conditions may cause disease. Some infectious diseases can be passed from person to person. Some, however, are transmitted via bites from insects or animals. Others are acquired by ingesting ...
2. Tetanus
(Tetanus)
... years or aren't sure of your vaccination status. Or see your doctor about a tetanus booster for any wound — especially if it may have been contaminated with dirt, animal feces or manure — if you haven't ...
3. Rabies
(Rabies)
Rabies is a deadly virus spread to people from the saliva of infected animals. The rabies virus is usually transmitted through a bite. Animals most likely to transmit rabies in the United States include ...
4. Tularemia
(Tularemia)
... exposure to an infected animal. Highly contagious and potentially fatal if not treated, tularemia usually can be treated effectively with antibiotics if diagnosed early. Most people exposed to tularemia ...
5. Plague
(Plague)
... bacteria, Yersinia pestis, is transmitted to humans when they are bitten by fleas that have previously fed on infected animals, such as: Rats Squirrels Rabbits Prairie dogs Chipmunks The ...
6. Anabolic Steroids
(Substance Abuse)
... tissue Legal or Illegal Many steroids have legitimate medical uses in humans and animals. They are available by prescription only. Signs of Steroid Use Severe acne Wild mood swings and angry, ...
7. Mosquito bites
(Mosquito bites )
... The mosquito obtains a virus by biting an infected person or animal. Then, when biting you, the mosquito can transfer that virus to you through its saliva. West Nile is found in the United States. Other ...
8. Puncture wounds: First aid
(First Aid Manual)
... a nail — can be dangerous because of the risk of infection. Wounds resulting from human or animal bites may be especially prone to infection. If the bite was deep enough to draw blood and bleeding persists, ...
9. Human bites: First aid
(First Aid Manual)
Human bites can be as dangerous as or even more dangerous than animal bites because of the types of bacteria and viruses contained in the human mouth. If someone cuts his or her knuckles on another person's ...
10. Animal bites: First aid
(First Aid Manual)
If an animal bites you or your child, follow these guidelines: If the bite barely breaks the skin and there's no danger of rabies, treat it as a minor wound. Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and ...
11. Viral hemorrhagic fevers
(Viral hemorrhagic fevers)
... fevers are spread by contact with infected animals, people or insects. No current treatment can cure viral hemorrhagic fevers, and immunizations exist for only a few types. Until additional vaccines are ...
12. Ebola virus and Marburg virus
(Ebola virus and Marburg virus)
... virus are native to Africa, where sporadic outbreaks have occurred for decades. Ebola virus and Marburg virus live in animal hosts, and humans can contract the viruses from infected animals. After the ...
13. Anthrax
(Anthrax)
... with sick animals. Normally, anthrax isn't transmitted from person to person, but in rare cases, anthrax skin lesions may be contagious. Most often, anthrax bacteria enter your body through a wound in ...
14. Ehrlichiosis
(Ehrlichiosis)
... slaughtered animal. Ehrlichiosis spreads when an infected tick, primarily the Lone Star tick, bites you and feeds on you for 24 hours or longer. The following factors may increase your risk of getting ...
15. Chagas disease
(Chagas disease)
... bugs can become infected by T. cruzi when they ingest blood from an animal already infected with the parasite. Triatomine bugs live primarily in mud, thatch or adobe huts in Mexico, South America and ...
16. HIV/AIDS
(HIV/AIDS)
... is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite spread primarily by cats. Infected cats pass the parasites in their stools, and the parasites may then spread to other animals. Cryptosporidiosis. This infection ...
17. Can I get HIV from mosquitoes?
(HIV Transmission)
... it does not inject its own or a previously bitten person's or animal's blood into the next person bitten. Rather, it injects saliva, which acts as a lubricant so the insect can feed efficiently. Diseases ...
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