Question

Explain Seven bacterial diseases of cattle.

Answer 1

ANTHRAX
Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis.

LEPTOSPIROSIS
It is a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals. It is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira.

ANAPLASMOSIS
Anaplasmosis is a type of tick fever that is caused by an invasion of red blood cells by the rickettsial blood parasite Anaplasma ovis. In cattle, the disease is caused by A. marginale or A. centrale.

TULAREMIA
It is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis found in animals, especially rodents, rabbits, and hares.

RELAPSING FEVER
Borrelia recurrentis is the only agent of louse-borne disease.

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS
There are three types of TB- human, avian, and bovine. Human TB is rarely transmitted to non-humans, avian TB is typically restricted to birds, and bovine TB - or cattle TB - is the most infectious, capable of infecting most mammals.

DIPHTHERIA
This is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheria.