Zoonosis

Exotic Animals as Pets It is believed that exotic animals live in American homes more than American zoos. Exotic animals kept as pets live with their human owners. Should citizens keep exotic animals as pets? Citizens should not keep exotic animals as pets because they do not make good companions, they are dangerous to the owners and community, and they carry many diseases. One reason why exotic animals should not be kept as pets is because they do not make good companions. Exotic animals are…

Harpreet Kaur (100297319) INTRODUCTION Chagas disease is a zoonosis disease and is caused by a transmission of parasite T. cruzi through insect vectors triatomine bugs to humans. The fecal matter of triatomine bugs which are infected with parasite T. cruzi is the main mode of transmission of parasite to humans. The main species of vectors which are responsible for 80% cases of Chagas disease in endemic areas are Triatoma infestans, T. brasiliensis, T. dimidiate, T. soadida, and Rhodinus…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works all around the United States as an agency that promotes public health. Through this agency, we have a bioterrorism website that focuses on biological agents like bacteria, viruses, and toxins that are deliberate released making it a form of terrorism. These biological agents can be spread in three ways air, water, and food. The main disease resulting from bioterrorism is death ranging from humans, animals, and plants. The CDC Bioterrorism website…

As we all know a virus cant be treated with an antibiotic. Usually a virus goes away by itself. However,its one virus that your body cant fight off with out assistance. HIV is a virus that cant be cured. The virus is deadly and highly contagious. Moreover, its can be treated but not cured. If not treated right away it can lead to AIDS. AIDS is also, a terminal disease. What is HIV? HIV stands for human immunodefiency virus. Immune stands for (immune). In addition, deficiency stands for…

Increasing consumption of edible vegetable oil, sweetening products and snacking demonstrates the excessive intake of fat and carbohydrate which will lead to obesity and non communicable diseases (Popkin, 2014). • Cross infection and food deterioration: Zoonosis such as swine flu(H1N1) and bird flu(H5N1 and H7N9) caused by complicated and expanded food supply chain threatens human health and also the food supply chain in China. Solution: Government has…

Evolutionary Origin of the AIDS Pandemic In modern day Congo in the capital city Kinshasa, formally known as Leopoldville, a group of professionals in a laboratory, collected samples that inadvertently changed the origins of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus since its emergence has spread throughout the entire world, causing the rise of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic. There are many different theories on the origins of the HIV infection that caused for…

characterized as a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. The infection of cystistercus in swine is known as porcine cysticercosis; the infection of cystistercus in humans is known as human cysticercosis. The transmission of this zoonosis disease occurs through the ingestion of T. solium eggs that has been passed from tapeworm-infested fecal matter from humans. Humans and pigs, also known as the intermediate hosts for this parasitic species, can develop cysticercosis if…

food and water can help transfer infectious diseases like E. coli. Some infectious diseases can be transferred from an animal to a person. It may happen when you pick up animal waste or the infected animal bites or scratches you and it is called zoonosis. Some zoonotic infectious agents are transferred by insects (vector), especially those that suck blood. The disease is then transmitted when the insect bites a new host. Herd immunity and transmission of diseases goes hand in hand. If the…

In this paper, I will describe the moral issue of factory farming of animals, define the ethical position of virtue ethics, and apply virtue ethics to argue against factory farming. Factory farming of animals is a major moral issue overlooked in our society. Virtue ethics puts importance upon character and virtue instead of duty or consequences. Virtue ethics is a normative ethical system that is a relevant argument in when looking at how factory farming is morally unethical. Factory farming of…

There is a number of fungus and bacteria related ailments that your cat can get. If humans are susceptible to getting sick from the disease, they are referred to as zoonotic diseases. There are roughly 200 zoonosis, the most common being the various forms tick-related viruses like Lyme disease. Toxoplasmosis in cats is one the zoonotic diseases that can adversely affect humans. What is Toxoplasmosis? Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by the toxoplasma gondii. Eye problems…