ANIMALS CAUSING INFECTIOUS DISEASE - A BRIEF REVIEW

Authors

  • Vijayasankari A MSc. Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Guindy, Chennai.
  • Kalpana S Research Officer, Department of Epidemiology, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Guindy, Chennai.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1157

Keywords:

Keywords: Animals, Infectious disease, Transmission, People , Pets, Personal protection.

Abstract

Background: Zoonotic diseases are the infectious disease which is transmitted to people and vice versa. It is caused by all sorts of pathogens, including bacteria, rodents, fungi, viruses and prions. And though known for hundreds of years, the public health effect has risen in recent decades as a result of the effective combination of vaccination and efficient care to minimize the spread of human infectious diseases and the development of new zoonotic diseases.

Objectives: To systematically review and describe the causes of infections.

Methods: We searched Google search engine, Pubmed and other databases on the internet for the articles on topics related to infectious disease due to animals and zoonotic diseases. We searched reference lists of all primary and review articles based on the key words “zoonotic diseases, animals, infectious disease, spill over, pandemic etc.,” Data regarding zoonotic diseases was collected, summarized and analysed.

Results: This review analyse what are all the possible ways the animals causing the infectious disease to the people and how to prevent from the infection.

Conclusion: By strict use of personal protection and some precautious methods are used to prevent the transmission of infection. The advantages of pets far outweigh their fear of zoonotic infections cannot be absolutely prevented by people with animals. It is also their responsibility to provide the required training to provide the healthy use of animals and reduce the risk of zoonotic disease transmission for veterinarians, physicians and public health staff.

Keywords: Animals, Infectious disease, Transmission, People , Pets, Personal protection.

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Published

2020-06-11

How to Cite

A, V., & S, K. (2020). ANIMALS CAUSING INFECTIOUS DISEASE - A BRIEF REVIEW. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 4(6). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1157

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