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Learning Objectives
Reflect on the history of zoonotic diseases.
Define the hosts and host characteristics associated with zoonotic diseases.
Compare the types of vectors and transmission of zoonotic diseases.
Discuss the classification of zoonotic diseases.
Identify the common pathogens involved in the spread of infection from animals to humans.
Discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease.
Outline characteristics and treatment of other tickborne zoonotic diseases, including tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), and ehrlichiosis.
Discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of West Nile virus infection.
Describe the characteristics and treatment of other viral zoonotic diseases, including avian influenza.
Discuss the background, clinical presentation, and prevention of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE) and its resulting disease in humans, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).