Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Home Search Health Topics A-Z
Healthy Pets Healthy People


Health Information
Browse by Animal
Browse by Disease
Prevention Tools
For People at Extra Risk
For Health Professionals
Go To...
Glossary
Resources
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch
 
 

 

 

Navigation Bar Link to NCID Contact Us page Link to HPHP Home Link to Health Benefits

Browse by Disease

What diseases can people get from animals? We have listed some of the most important ones below.

These links take you to general information on a various of diseases spread by animals or parasites from animals.

Diseases are listed in alphabetical order by their common name.

BSE, mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopthy): An infectious disease associated with cattle.

Brucellosis (Brucella spp.): A bacterial disease associated with farm animals and dogs.

Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter spp.): A bacterial disease associated with cats, dogs, farm animals and improper food preparation.

Cat Scratch Disease or cat scratch fever (Bartonella henselae): A bacterial disease associated with cat scratches and bites.

Cryptococcosis (Cryptococcus spp.): A fungal disease associated with wild birds, especially pigeon droppings.

Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium spp.): A parasitic disease associated with cats, dogs, and farm animals.

Escherichia coli O157:H7: A bacterial disease associated with cattle and improper food preparation.

Giardiasis (Giardia lamblia): A parasitic disease associated with various animals and water.

Hantavirus (Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome): A rare viral disease associated with wild mice.

Herpes B (Herpesvirus 1): A viral disease associated with Macaque monkeys.

Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma spp.): A fungal disease associated with bat guano (stool).

Hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma braziliense, Uncinaria stenocephals): A parasitic disease associated with dogs and their environment.

Leishmaniasis (Leishmania spp.): A parasitic disease associated with dogs and sand flies.

Leptospirosis (Leptospira spp.): A bacterial disease associated with livestock, dogs, rodents, wildlife and contaminated water .

Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi Infection): A bacterial disease associated with dogs and ticks.

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: A viral disease associated with rodents such as rats, guinea pigs and house mice.

Monkeypox: A viral disease recently suspected to be associated with prairie dogs, Gambian rats, and rabbits.

Plague (Yersinia pestis): A rare bacterial disease associated with wild rodents, cats, and fleas.

Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci): A bacterial disease associated with pet birds, including parrots and parakeets.

Q fever (Coxiella burnetti): A bacterial disease associated with cattle, sheep, goats, dogs and cats

Rabies: A viral disease associated with mammals, including dogs, cats, horses, and wildlife.

Raccoon roundworm Infection (Baylisascaris procyonis): A parasitic disease associated with raccoons.

Ringworm (Microsporum spp. and Trichophyton spp.): A fungal disease associated with mammals including dogs, cats, horses and farm animals.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii) : A rickettsial disease associated with dogs and ticks.

Roundworm (Toxocara canis, T. cati and Toxocaris leonina): A parasitic disease associated with cats, dogs and their environment.

Salmonellosis (Salmonella spp.): A bacterial disease associated with reptiles, birds, dogs, cats, horses, farm animals, and improper food preparation.

Tapeworm Infection (Dipylidium caninum): A parasite associated with flea infections in cats and dogs.

Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii): A parasitic disease associated with cats and their environment.

Tuberculosis or TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis): A bacterial disease associated with deer, elk, bison and cattle.

Tularemia (Francisella tularensis): A bacterial disease associated with sheep and wildlife, especially rodents and rabbits.

West Nile Virus: A viral disease spread by mosquitoes which can affect birds, horses, and other mammals.

Yersiniosis (Yersinia enterocolitica): A bacterial disease associated with dogs, cats, and farm animals. Also associated with improper preparation of chitterlings.

 



* Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

PDF Document Icon Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.

HPHP Home | Glossary | Contact Us
CDC Home | Search | Health Topics A-Z
 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Deparment of Health and Human Services
US Department of Health and Human Services