Infectious Disease on the Farm: Managing Risks

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
• Description:
  WHAT ARE ZOONOTIC DISEASES? Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are infectious diseases that can be transmitted between animals and people. They cause different types of illnesses ranging from mild to serious symptoms and are sometimes fatal. ANIMALS MOST LIKELY TO CARRY ZOONOTIC DISEASES - Cattle, Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Ducks, Chickens, and Turkeys. HOW ARE THESE GERMS TRANSMITTED? By swallowing these germs, which can be found in water, food, soil or surfaces that have been contaminated with the feces of infected humans or animals. Young children are more likely to get sick because they often touch contaminated surfaces and are more likely to put their hands in their mouths. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Animal-related Diseases Animal Handlers Farm Workers Zoonoses
• Publisher:
  University of Minnesota
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065960
• Citation:
  Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, 2021 Jun; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH), University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  umash@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110930
• Source Full Name:
  Infectious disease on the farm: managing risks
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6cc70d7c2cf2ca3a11c20368ea5863265c6ed0b55e73d9c96200045c53a8be1738fcd3b10ae7d6bf7a952e62bbb73c4ecca1a31f851ade29624030e39db96b9d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209053/cdc_209053_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 91.36 KB ]