Epidemiological Factors
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Entry: Inhale; Ingest; Needle, Skin/Eye (Entry through skin or mucous membranes including conjunctiva.), Animal Bite, Swim, Sexual Contact;
Source: Patient, Fecal-Oral, Fecal-Soil (Source is fecally contaminated soil.), Excreta, Tissue (animal carcass), Soil, Food, Meat, Seafood-Fish, Seafood-Shellfish, Dairy, Edible Plant, Water;
Vector: Fleas, Biting Flies, Lice, Mites, Mosquitoes, Ticks;
Reservoir: Birds, Cattle, Cats, Deer, Dogs, Fish, Human, Horses, Monkeys, Rabbits, Rodents, Swine, Wild;
For more detailed definitions, see the following:
Entry
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Animal Bite: Infected by Animal Bite
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Ingest: Infected by Ingestion
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Inhale: Infected by Inhalation
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Needle: Infected by Needle (Includes Drug Abuse), Scalpel, or Transfusion
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Sex: Infected by Sexual Contact
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Skin/Eye: Infected through Skin or Mucous Membranes (Includes Conjunctiva)
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Swim: Infected while Swimming
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Dairy: Eating Unpasteurized Milk or Cheese
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Edible Plant: Eating Contaminated Produce
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Excreta: Animal Excreta
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Fecal-Oral: Human Fecal-Oral Transmission
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Fecal-Soil: Fecal-Contaminated Soil (Animal or Human)
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Food: Eating Contaminated Food
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Meat: Eating Contaminated or Infected Meat
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Patient: Person-to-Person Transmission
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Seafood-Fish: Eating Infected or Toxin-Containing Fish
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Seafood-Shellfish: Eating Contaminated Mollusks or Crustacean (Oyster, Shrimp, or Lobster)
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Soil: Soil or Dust (Ingesting or Inhaling)
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Tissue: Animal Tissue
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Water: Waterborne (Ingesting, Inhaling, or Swimming)
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Biting Flies
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Fleas
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Lice
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Mites
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Mosquitoes
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Ticks
Reservoir -
Birds (Birds and Poultry)
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Cats
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Cattle (Cattle, Goats, and Sheep)
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Deer (Deer, Elk, and Antelope)
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Dogs
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Fish (Fish and Shellfish)
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Horses
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Humans
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Monkeys
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Rabbits
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Rodents
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Swine
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Wildlife (Wild Animals)