Human diseases from wildlife / Michael R. Conover, Director, Wildlife Resources Department, Jack H. Berryman Institute, Utah State University, Logan, USA, Rosanna M. Vail, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.

"People who handle wildlife, including field workers, wildlife professionals, trappers, and hunters, want to know about potential diseases, risks, and how to protect themselves from zoonotic disease. This book presents information on the most prevalent and serious zoonotic diseases existing in the United States and Canada. Each chapter contains the history of the disease, symptoms in humans, medical treatment, transmission of pathogens to humans, role of wildlife as vectors, and methods to minimize risk"-- Provided by publisher.

"Preface We have titled this book Human Diseases from Wildlife, but an equally appropriate title would be Wildlife Diseases from Humans. Diseases that are caused by pathogens with the ability to infect both humans and animals are known as zoonotic diseases, which literally means "disease from animals." In this book, we have concentrated on zoonotic diseases in which wild animals play an important role as a reservoir and/or a vector for the pathogen. For some of these diseases, livestock or companion animals (i.e., pets) are often involved and may serve as a bridge that allows a pathogen of wildlife to infect people. That is, livestock may become infected from a wildlife source, and humans become ill from the infected livestock. We have written this book because too many people are uninformed about zoonotic diseases. This lack of information causes some people to have heightened fear of zoonotic diseases, preventing them from enjoying wildlife or spending time outdoors. Other people needlessly expose themselves to zoonotic diseases by neglecting simple precautions. The diseases that people can contract from wild animals are fascinating, and we have included interesting information to make the book more enjoyable to read. Concomitantly, each disease is covered in an individual chapter, enabling readers to easily find information about a particular disease"-- Provided by publisher.

Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]

xxi, 527 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- Section I. Bacterial diseases -- 2. Plague -- 3. Brucellosis -- 4. Tuberculosis -- 5. Tularemia -- 6. Leprosy -- 7. Anthrax -- 8. Rat-bite fever -- 9. Salmonellosis -- 10. Escherichia coli and other foodborne diseases -- 11. Psittacosis and other zoonotic diseases caused by Chlamydia species -- Section II. Spirochetal diseases -- 12. Leptospirosis -- 13. Lyme disease -- 14. Tick-borne relapsing fever -- Section III. Rickettsial diseases -- 15. Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other spotted fevers -- 16. Q fever and coxiellosis -- 17. Epidemic typhus and murine typhus -- 18. Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis -- Section IV. Viral diseases -- 19. Rabies -- 20. Equine encephalitis: eastern, western, and Venezuelan -- 21. West Nile virus and other diseases caused by Flaviviruses: yellow fever, dengue, St. Louis encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, Powassan encephalitis, and deer tick virus -- 22. Colorado tick fever and human diseases caused by Bunyaviruses: La Crosse encephalitis, California encephalitis, Cache Valley virus, and Jamestown Canyon virus -- 23. Hantaviruses -- 24. Influenza -- Section V. Fungal diseases -- 25. Cryptococcosis -- 26. Histoplasmosis -- Section VI. Prions -- 27. Creutzfeld-Jakob disease in humans, chronic wasting disease in cervids, mad cow disease in cattle, and scrapie in sheep and goats -- Section VII. Parasites -- 28. Baylisascariasis and raccoon roundworms -- 29. Tichinellosis -- 30. Swimmer's itch and giardiasis.