Non human and environmental reservoirs

How are non-human animals related to pathogens?

Non-human animals act as sources for many pathogens,

What are non-human animal reservoirs?

Poultry for Campylobacter and Salmonella; raccoons, skunks, bats for rabies; rodents like deer mice for hantavirus.

What are zoonotic diseases?

Diseases like plague and rabies, primarily in animals but transmissible to humans, causing more severe effects in human due to accidental infection

Which pathogens have environmental reservoirs?

Clostridium botulinum (botulism) and Clostridium tetani (tetanus), widespread in soils, hard to eliminate.