Agent: Parasite (protozoa)
Vectors: Cats
Route: Fecal-oral; ingestion (of contaminated eggs in meat)
Symptoms: Fever, malaise, muscle pain, headache. Can be fatal.
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Disease: Histoplasmosis
Agent: Fungal spores
Vectors: None, but grows in soil enriched by bird and bat droppings (especially pigeons)
Route: Inhalation
Symptoms: Mild, flu-like, pneumonia. Can be fatal.
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Disease: Rabies
Electron microscope image of rabies virus. Photo by Norden, a Smith-Kline Company, 1985.
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Agent: Virus Vectors: Mammals, especially raccoon, striped skunk, foxes, bats
Route: Animal bite or scratch; wound/eye/nose/mouth; rarely, inhalation
Symptoms: Paralysis, convulsions, coma. Nearly …