Example of Zoonoses are all EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Taeniasis
Description: Ans. (c) TaeniasisRef: Harrison's 18th ed. Ch 159* Zoonosis are infectious diseases of animals that can naturally be transmitted to humans.* Plague is a systemic zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis (gram negative). It predominantly affects small rodents in rural areas of Africa, Asia, and the Americas and is usually transmitted to humans by an arthropod vector (the flea).* Rabies is a zoonotic infection that occurs in a variety of mammals throughout the world except in Antarctica and on some islands. Rabies virus is a member of the family Rhabdoviridae. Rabies virus is a lyssavirus that infects a broad range of animals and causes serious neurologic disease when transmitted to humans.* Brucellosis is a bacterial zoonosis transmitted directly or indirectly to humans from infected animals, predominantly domesticated ruminants and swine.NOTE:* TAENIASIS is a tapeworm infection to humans. Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) and Taenia Solium (pork tapeworm).
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