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sandals, foot powder, and
clean sterilized socks.
Well-drained floors in
bathhouses, pools, etc.
Ringworm of nails
(tinea unguium)
Epidermophyton
and Trichophyton
Skin or nails of
infected persons,
soil, animals
Probably from infected feet,
contaminated floors, shower
stalls
Unknown
Same as above.
Ancylostomiasis
(hookworm
disease)
Necator
americanus and
Ancylostoma
duodenale
Feces of infected
persons; soil
containing
infective larvae;
cats and dogs
Larvae hatching from eggs
in contaminated soil
penetrate foot; larvae also
swallowed
Weeks to
months
Prevention of soil pollution;
sanitary privies or sewage
disposal systems; wearing
shoes; education in method
of spread; treatment of
cases; sanitary water supply.
Rabies
(hydrophobia)
Virus of rabies
Infected dogs,
foxes, cats,
squirrels, cattle,
horses, swine,
goats, wolves,
bats, skunks, wild
and domestic
animals
Bite of rabid animal or its
saliva on scratch or wound
2 - 8 weeks,
as little as 5
days, or
more than 1
year
Detention and observation
for10daysofanimal
suspected of rabies.
Immediate destruction or 6
months detention of animal
bitten by a rabid animal.
Vaccination of cats and
dogs, dogs on leashes; dogs
at large confined. Education
of public. Avoid killing
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