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What are the most common zoonotic diseases of dogs?
- ringworm
- salmonellosis
- leptospirosis
- Lyme disease
- campylobacter infection
- Giardia infection
- cryptosporidium infection
- roundworms
- hookworms
- tapeworms
- scabies
- harvest mites
- rabies
What zoonotic diseases are the most likely to cause serious illness in people?
Rabies, caused by a virus, is almost invariably fatal in humans.
Certain infectious organisms, such as the bacteria
Salmonella and
Campylobacter and the protozoan disease caused by
Giardia, can cause severe gastroenteritis.
Leptospirosis, known as Weil's disease in people, can cause extremely serious liver and kidney disease but the transmission from dogs to humans is rare. Humans usually contract this disease from exposure to contaminated water.
Roundworms (
Toxocara canis) and tapeworms (
Echinococcus species) can cause liver problems, but illness in people from these causes is rare. Direct handling of infected dog feces can potentially cause an infection of roundworms in a susceptible person.
Echinococcus tapeworm infections are starting to become more common in areas of Canada and the United States where they had not been recognized before (see handout "Echinococcosis in Dogs" for more information on this disease). Transmission to humans can result from ingestion of eggs released in an infected dog’s feces.
Zoonotic skin diseases including ringworm, caused by the fungus
Microsporum canis and scabies, caused by the mite
Sarcoptes scabiei, Cheyletiella mites, and harvest mites (
Trombicula species) are transmitted relatively easily to people through direct physical contact.