Zoonoses

concise guide to zoonotic infections and the medicines used in their treatment. Zoonoses are diseases and infections which are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man. Infections can be inconvenient or life-threatening and may be transmitted by companion animals, agricultural animals, or in food. Since contact with animals is common place for most people, health professionals frequently encounter patients with such infections and a knowledge of these diseases and their treatment is thus essential.
Zoonoses is an excellent introduction to this subject written in an accessible, practical style for all health professionals.

Contents:

- Preface; - 1. Introduction; - 2. Zoonoses of companion animals and birds; - 3. Zoonoses of domesticated animals and birds; - 4. Zoonoses of wild and feral animals; - 5. Foodborne zoonoses; - 6. Travellers zoonoses; - 7. Pandoras box; - 8. Implications for healthcare; - 9. Appendix I: case studies; - Index