Transmittable Cattle Diseases

Background

• A number of cattle diseases can be transmitted to man, including:
  • Brucellosis - (known as Bang's disease), transmitted by handling dead or aborted calves that were infected.
  • Tuberculosis - spread by drinking the raw milk of infected cows.
  • Leptospirosis - spread to man through ponds and streams contaminated by urine from sick cattle.
  • Ringworm - a fungus that is spread to man by direct contact.
  • Salmonella - a bacterium that can be spread to humans while caring for sick animals.