Visiting my brother in Kansas this weekend I noticed an article in the local section of The Kansas City Star regarding the rise of tick borne diseases in Missouri. While the article was meant to inform the local population, disease spread by ticks is an important subject for pet owners regardless of where they live, especially in the warm, summer months.
Zoonosis is a term for disease that can be spread from animals to humans and the tick borne illnesses I'm going to mention are zoonotic diseases. In the case of tick borne diseases, ticks are the vector by which these diseases can get transmitted from animals to humans. Four major diseases that can be transmitted by ticks include: ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia and Lyme disease. I'm going to discuss these diseases one at a time, beginning with ehrlichiosis.
Ehrlichiosis, now also sometimes referred to as anaplasmosis, is a disease transmitted by the Brown Dog tick and the Lone Star tick and can occur anywhere in the United States that these ticks are found. Ticks become infected by feeding on an animal already infected with Ehrlicia and when these infected ticks become attached to a non-infected pet and feed, Ehrlichia is passed into that animal. Humans cannot get ehrlichiosis directly from their pet . However, if the pet develops ehrlichiosis a tick can feed on and then pass, in some instances, the disease from the pet to the human if the human gets a tick bite.
Symptoms to look for that could possibly indicate ehrlichiosis in a dog include: Anemia, fever, depession, lethargy, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, joint pain amd bruising. If ehrlichiosis is suspected you should have your pet examined by a veterinrian who can run tests to determine the presence of the Ehrlichia organism itself or the presence of antibodies to Ehrlichia. Symptoms in humans may include: fever, chills, headache, muscle ache, nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain, cough, and diarrhea
Ehrlichiosis is treated most often with the antibiotics tetracycline or doxycycline.
For the health of your pet, the 1-800-PetMeds pharmacy staff recommends applying a monthly flea and tick preventative. It is also recommended that you use these products year round because ticks can survive indoors even in the winter.
For further information on tick borne disease visit the Tick FAQs site on PetHealth101.
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