Template:Lower respiratory zoonotic infections
Lower Respiratory Zoonotic Infections
- Psittacosis
- Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
- Brucellosis (Brucella species)
- Q fever (C. burnetti)
- Pasteurellosis (Pasteurella multocida)
- Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (R. rickettsii)
- Pulmonic Plague (Yersinia pestis)
- Influenza A
- Hantavirus
- Wegener's granulomatosis
- Goodpasture's syndrome
Diagnosis
- Serologic test using ELISA assays are the gold standard used by the CDC
- Most patients have antiviral IgM when symptoms are present, IgG may also be positive later on