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Psittacosis—also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis—is a zoonotic infectious disease in humans caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci and contracted from infected parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels, and budgerigars, and from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of birds.
The authors of the study "Bitten or struck by dog: A rising number of fatalities in Europe, 1995–2016" looked at data officially recorded by Eurostat with the ICD-10 cause of death code W54 Bitten or struck by dog for 30 European countries. This data excludes death due to complications after dog bites like infections.
With the help of cause-of-death statistics, recommendations for action and strategies can be derived, for example, for epidemiological research, prevention of deaths, and so on. [1] Deaths from or after dog bites are very rare, they count as preventable deaths. W 54: Bitten or Struck by dog is the classification according to ICD-10. [2]
The classical description of myiasis is according to the part of the host that is infected. This is the classification used by ICD-10. For example: [25] dermal; sub-dermal; cutaneous (B87.0) creeping, where larvae burrow through or under the skin; furuncular, where a larva remains in one spot, causing a boil-like lesion
Demodicosis / ˌ d ɛ m ə d ə ˈ k oʊ s ɪ s /, also called Demodex folliculitis in humans [1] and demodectic mange (/ d ɛ m ə ˈ d ɛ k t ɪ k /) or red mange in animals, is caused by a sensitivity to and overpopulation of Demodex spp. as the host's immune system is unable to keep the mites under control. Demodex is a genus of mite in the ...
An initial veterinary exam turned up nothing out of the ordinary, but the sneezes and nosebleeds persisted. Vets find large object hidden in dog's nose after he kept sneezing for months Skip to ...
In humans, scaphocephaly is a form of dolichocephaly. Dolichocephalic dogs (such as the Lurcher or German Shepherd) have elongated noses. This makes them vulnerable to fungal diseases of the nose such as aspergillosis. [1] In humans the anterior–posterior diameter (length) of dolichocephaly head is more than the transverse diameter (width).
The clinical illness associated with CCHFV (the CCHF virus) is a severe form of hemorrhagic fever. [10] Following infection by a tick bite, the incubation period is typically two to three days but can last as long as nine days, while the incubation period following contact with infected blood or tissues is usually five to six days with a ...