Key Points
Table 1. Selected Diseases Transmitted by Dogs Stratifed by
Transmission Route
Transmission Route Selected Diseases
Direct contact (bites) Rabies (rabies virus)
Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection
Pasteurellosis (Pasteurella spp.)
Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains
Streptococcus spp. infection
Direct or indirect contact Flea bites, mites
Fungal infection (Malassezia pachydermatis, Microsporum
canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes)
Staphylococcus aureus infection
Mites (Cheyletiellidae, Sarcoptidae)
Fecal-oral Campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter spp.)
Paratyphoid (Salmonella spp.)
Giardiasis (Giardia duodenalis)
Salmonellosis (Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serotypes)
Droplet Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Vector-borne Ticks (dogs passively carry ticks to humans; disease not
transmitted directly from dog to human)
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Rickettsia ricksettsii)
• Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia spp.)
Fleas
• Dipylidium caninum
• Bartonella henselae