Patient Education Information

Avoid Contact With Wild Animals - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns how wild animals can transmit zoonoses, so stay away from them.

Pets and Parasites - FamilyDoctor.org has created this fact sheet.

Zoonotic Disease Fast Facts - These fact sheets come from the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University.

Animal Health and Consumer Protection - Learn more about how the CDC is trying to protect animals as well as people.

Healthy Pets Healthy People - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer tips on how to keep your pets healthy, and thereby avoid transmission of zoonoses.

How to Stay Safe Around Animals - KidHealth tells you how.

Infections That Pets Carry - This information was written by KidsHealth specifically for parents.

Keeping Pets and People Healthy - The FDA has created this information about some diseases that pets and their people can share.

Selecting Safe Pets - KidsHealth explores how pets and people get along, and how they can be trouble for each other.

Stay Healthy at Animal Exhibits - Here are some good tips for having fun at the fair, learning about animals and staying healthy.

What Every Pet Owner Should Know About Roundworms and Hookworms - The Centers for Disease Control and prevention has created this information.

Zoonotic Diseases Tutorial - The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has created this tutorial on several dozen zoonoses.

The Zoonoses Program - The Zoonoses Program protects the health of all New Yorkers by preventing and controlling zoonotic diseases--those that are transmitted from animals to people.