What are the complications and diseases that can be transmitted between humans and animals? What complications threaten their owners? What complications threaten their owners? What destructive changes will occur in their immune system? Get acquainted with some of the most important ones. What are the common diseases between humans and animals?
Geonoses or common diseases include diseases or infections that are common between humans and domestic and wild animals. Despite advances in diagnostics and pharmacy, we are still witnessing the transmission of the disease from human to animal and vice versa, the most important common diseases in the country are rabies, malaria, leishmaniasis, anthrax, Crimean Congo fever and leptospirosis.
Diseases that can be transmitted between humans and animals include groups of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, each of which causes different symptoms, so that sometimes due to the severity of the symptoms and the delay in referral, we see human deaths following these diseases.
Humans contract animal-borne diseases through direct contact with animals, the consumption of livestock products, the slaughter of livestock in unhealthy environments, and the sharing of habitats.
Rabies
Rabies is a common disease between humans and dogs and canines that affected 9 people in the country last year.
Massoud Mardani Dashti, a specialist in infectious and tropical diseases, told Anna about this disease: “The incidence of rabies has decreased in recent years, but we are still witnessing cases of this disease, especially in Mazandaran and Gilan.”
He said that in more than 98% of cases, rabies leads to death, adding: “People are advised to go to treatment centers immediately and receive the required vaccine if animals such as domestic and wild dogs and wolves bite them.”
Malta fever
Malaria is a common human-animal disease that infects non-sterilized dairy products such as milk, butter and cheese.
Dr. Mohammad Reza Shirzadi, head of the Department for Combating Animal-to-Human Diseases of the Ministry of Health, told Anna about the prevalence of the disease: “Last year, 18,518 people became infected with the disease because of the disease through the consumption of non-sterilized dairy products.” It is transmitted to humans, which is why it is more prevalent in rural areas.
Mardani, a professor at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, said: “Bone pain, sweating, fever, inability to walk, and… are among the most important symptoms of this disease, considering the most common symptoms of this disease.”
He added: “This group of patients should take antibiotics for 6 to 8 weeks, which usually 90% of patients recover and only 10% of people have a chance of recurrence of the disease.”
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According to the statistics announced by the Ministry of Health last year, 19693 cases of leishmaniasis were reported in the country. The disease infects humans through sandfly bites and causes ulcers on the surface of the body.
“If people see a doctor as soon as they see a wound, the disease will be curable,” he said. And sometimes it can take up to a year.
anthrax
Anthrax is known as the disease of butchers and butchers, which mainly affects humans through livestock.
The head of the Department for Combating Animal and Human Transmissible Diseases of the Ministry of Health stated that 219 cases of shadow wounds were reported in the country last year, adding: Gloves can be easily prevented.
Dr. Mardani, a specialist in infectious and tropical diseases, said about the symptoms and treatment of this disease: “As the name of this disease indicates, anthrax causes black sores on the skin, especially on the face and hands.”
He added: “Anthrax is a disorder that is not transmitted from one person to another and its recovery requires 4 to 6 weeks of medication.”
Crimean Congo fever
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever infects humans through contact with blood and contaminated animal products, which according to the Ministry of Health last year, infected 53 people in the country.
Shirzadi considered this disease as one of the deadly diseases common between humans and animals and added: this disease is more common in butchers, butchers and ranchers and causes skin rashes, decreased white blood cells, nosebleeds, fever, chills, muscle aches, red eyes , Confusion, drowsiness and… becomes.
Mardani, a professor at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, described Crimean-Congo fever as a human-to-human disease and said: “Unfortunately, some doctors and nurses in medical centers are infected and killed due to caring for patients.”
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is one of the diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans and is one of the native diseases of Iran.
Shirzadi said that the disease is more common in areas of the country where there is stagnant water, adding: “This disease is more common in the northern provinces and in rice and rice farmers.”
