Open AccessLevel of awareness regarding some zoonotic diseases, among dog owners of Ithaca, New York
Author(s) -
Gursimrat Kaur Sandhu,
Devinder Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.148132
Subject(s) - deworming , medicine , zoonotic disease , veterinary medicine , rabies , environmental health , population , psychological intervention , disease , family medicine , helminths , immunology , pathology , psychiatry
Worldwide, dogs and cats are the two most common household companion animals. Because of this, they can be direct or indirect source of many human infections. Fortunately, most of these zoonotic infections can be clinically prevented by appropriate prophylactic interventions.