Disease
|
Agent
|
Carrier
|
Transmission
|
Cat scratch disease |
Bartonella |
Cat |
Cat scratch or bite |
Psittacosis (Chlamydiosis) |
Chlamydophila psittaci (formerly Chlamydia psittaci) |
Birds |
contact, air born |
Chronic enterocolitis |
Hookworms |
Dogs |
Ingestion |
Cutaneous larva migrans |
Hookworms |
Dogs |
Contact |
Giardiasis |
Giardia |
Dogs, Cats |
Ingestion (pet contact, water) |
Hydatid disease (Echinococcosis) |
Echinococcus |
Dogs |
Ingestion |
Leptospirosis |
Leptospira |
Dogs, Rodents, Farm animals |
Contact with urine, ingestion (water) |
Lyme disease |
Borrelia |
Ticks |
Tick bite |
Plague |
Yersinia pestis |
Rodents, cats |
Contact, air born |
Rabies |
Rabies virus |
Warm blooded animals |
Bite |
Dermatophytosis (Ringworms) |
Fungi |
Dogs, Cats |
Contact |
Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
Rickettsia |
Ticks |
Bite |
Salmonellosis |
Salmonella |
Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles |
Ingestion (pet contact) |
Scabies |
Mites |
Dogs, cats |
Contact |
Toxoplasosis |
Toxoplasma |
Cats |
Ingestion |
Tuberculosis |
Mycobacterium |
Reptiles, birds, Farm animals |
Contact, Inhalation, Ingestion |
Tularemia |
Francisella |
Ticks |
Bite |
Campylobacteriosis (Vibriosis) |
Campylobacter |
Dogs, cats, rodents |
Ingestion |
Visceral larva migrans |
Roundworms |
Dogs, Cats |
Ingestion (pet and soil contact) |