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Chlamydophilosis, also called "Psittacosis" or "Parrot Fever", is a common disease of birds. The disease can cause chronic infections, asymptomatic infections, or sudden…
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Unfortunately anthrax is being used as a method of bio-terrorism and cats can be infected, as can most mammals. Birds are normally resistant to the disease. Different animals have different…
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Yes. All cats have a large number of bacteria, such as Pasteurella multocida, in their mouths which can be transmitted to the bite wound. An infected bite wound can become red, swollen and…
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Feline poxvirus is a member of the Orthopoxvirus group, which also includes vaccinia virus, the virus used as a vaccine in the successful eradication of smallpox. The virus cannot be…
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Rabies is transmitted by a virus and is probably the most horrendous disease affecting warm blooded animals which include cats and humans. It is almost always fatal. The disease is usually…
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Ringworm is a fungal infection of the superficial layers of the skin, hairs and nails. The fungi responsible for ringworm belong to a specialised group known as dermatophytes, and these can…
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Cat scratch disease, or Cat scratch fever, is a disease of humans, not of cats. However, a cat scratch is often associated with the disease, although this is not believed to be the means by…
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Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by infection with the organism called Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a microscopic single-cell organism which is one of the most common parasites of animals.…
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Anthrax has been used as a method of bio-terrorism. Dogs can be infected, as can most mammals. Birds are normally resistant to the disease. Different animals have different…
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Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of human bacterial enteritis although it is carried in the intestinal tract of many animals and birds without a problem. Poultry and meat products are the…
