Bizarre Deadly Diseases Transmitted by Animals to Humans Two

Do you know that the disease-carrying mosquito, delivering encephalitis, the West Nile virus, malaria, and Dengue fever and others, is by far the deadliest beast in the animal world? The World Health Organization says mosquitoes cause more than 2 million deaths a year worldwide.

Brucellosis

Brucellosis or Malta fever is a persistent infectious disease caused by a bacterium called brucella transmitted to humans from infected animals, such as goats, cattle or swine and marked by recurrent fever, sweating, weakness and generalized aches and pain. Complications may include arthritis, heart disease and brain damage.

Q Fever

Q fever is an infectious disease transmitted by sheep and cattle and characterized by high fever, chills and muscle pains. The infection results from inhalation of contaminated particles in the air, and from contact with the vaginal mucus, milk, feces, urine or semen of infected animals. It is considered possibly the most infectious disease in the world, as a human being can be infected by a single bacterium.

Schistosomiasis or Bilhaziasis

Schistosomiasis or snail fever is a tropical disease caused by a fluke worm whose larvae penetrate the skin and invades the circulatory system. It is most commonly found in Asia, Africa, and South America, especially in areas with water that is contaminated with freshwater snails, which may carry the parasite

Typhus

An acute disease caused by a rickettsial microorganism that is transmitted to humans by the bite of certain lice and fleas, and is characterized by high fever, severe headaches and a red rash. Rickettsia is endemic in rodent hosts, including mice and rats, and spreads to humans through mites, fleas and body lice.

Rickettsialpox

This is an infectious disease transmitted by mites which infest mice and characterized by fever, chills, rash, headache and backache but the most distinctive symptom is the rash that breaks out, spanning the infected person’s entire body.

Trichinosis

Trichinosis or trichiniasis is a disease caused by a parasitic worm that eneters the body via undercooked or raw meat especially pork, invading the intestines and muscles and provoking gastro intestinal symptoms initially and muscle stiffness and pain later.

Trichomoniasis

This is a vaginal infection by the trichomonas morganism. It is most common in women and uncircumcised men. For uncircumcised men, the most common site for the infection is the tip of the penis.