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A

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

At-risk populations

People who may be at greater risk of getting sick from pets. These groups include people with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, and children under 5 years old. People who have received organ transplants, and people receiving treatment for cancer.

B

Bartonella henselae Infection
Cat scratch disease

Baylisascaris Infection
Raccoon roundworm:

Borrelia burgdorferi Infection
Lyme disease

Bovine spongiform encephalopthy (BSE)
Mad cow disease

Brucella Infection (brucellosis)

C

Campylobacter infection (campylobacteriosis)

Cat scratch disease

Chlamydia psittaci Infection (psittacosis)

Coxiella burnetti Infection (Q fever)

Cryptococcus infection (cryptococcosis)

Cryptosporidium infection (cryptosporidiosis)

D

Dipylidium Infection
Tapewarm

E

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

G

Giardia Infection (giardiasis)

H

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Histoplama Infection (histoplasmosis)

Hookworm infection

HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus.

I

Immunocompromised

Having system impaired or weakened an immune.

Immune system disorders

Any disease or condition that may decrease the human body's ability to fight off infections.

L

Leishmaniasis

Leptospira Infection (leptospirosis)

Lyme disease

P

Pet-related zoonoses
D
iseases that can be passed from pets to humans.

Pet-Scriptions

General CDC recommendations on animal contact for at-risk populations. Pet-Scriptions can be used by health professions to assist in providing guidance to patients.

Plague

Q

Q fever

R

Rabies

Ringworm

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

S

Salmonellosis

T

Toxocariasis

Toxoplasmosis

Y

Yersiniosis

Z

Zoonoses
Disease that can be passed from pets to humans.
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