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What are the five types of agents causing zoonotic diseases?
- Virus, 2. Bacteria, 3. Fungi, 4. Parasite, 5. Unconventional agents (prions)
Provide an example of a zoonotic disease caused by a virus.
Rabies
What is the difference between anthropozoonoses and zooanthroponosis?
Anthropozoonoses are transmitted to man from lower vertebrates, while zooanthroponosis is transmitted from man to lower vertebrates.
What is the characteristic of direct/orthozoonosis in the transmission of infectious agents?
It is transmitted from infected to susceptible host by direct contact, formite/mechanical vector. The agent undergoes little or no developmental change during transmission and can be maintained in nature by a single vertebrate species.
Explain the concept of metazoonosis in the transmission of zoonotic diseases.
Metazoonosis is transmitted mechanically by invertebrate vectors.
Test your knowledge of zoonotic diseases with this quiz on the classification of diseases based on the type of agent causing the disease and the type of reservoir host. Identify different zoonotic diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and unconventional agents, and understand the role of reservoir hosts in the transmission of these diseases.
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