Dec 22, 2020 | Adult, Community and Environmental Health, Fact Sheets, Health & Hygiene, Literacy Level 4, Needs/Care, Parasites
Image Caption: Brown dog ticks like these ones can cause big problems for dogs. What are ticks? Ticks are external parasites that feed on the blood of animals (and occasionally humans). In the Top End and central Australia, dogs and cats usually get Brown Dog Ticks....
Jan 9, 2020 | 13+ years old, Cats, Community and Environmental Health, Dogs, Fact Sheets, Literacy Level 4, Parasites, Zoonoses
These Zoonosis fact sheets answers the question “What are some of the potential zoonotic pathogens from dogs and cats in Indigenous communities?” A zoonosis is a disease transmitted from animals to humans. There are at least 89 zoonotic diseases in Australia, which...
Jan 9, 2020 | 13+ years old, Community and Environmental Health, Fact Sheets, Literacy Level 4, Zoonoses
Streptococci (Streps) are bacteria that can be found on the skin of humans and dogs. Streps are involved in rheumatic fever and post-rheumatic kidney and heart disease. The Skin sores and Streps fact sheet answers questions, including: What are skin sores? What are...
Jan 9, 2020 | 10 to 13 years old, 13+ years old, Adult, Community and Environmental Health, Dogs, Fact Sheets, Literacy Level 3, Literacy Level 4, Zoonoses
Scabies – zoonoses fact sheet answers questions including: what is scabies how do dog scabies affect people? how can we stop dog scabies? Download...
Jan 9, 2020 | 13+ years old, Community and Environmental Health, Fact Sheets, Literacy Level 4, Other, Zoonoses
Salmonella – zoonoses fact sheet contains information including, what is salmonella, how is it spread, how dogs have a role in spreading salmonella. Gastrointestinal diseases are a major problem in young children in Indigenous communities, and an important...
Jan 9, 2020 | 10 to 13 years old, 13+ years old, Adult, Community and Environmental Health, Fact Sheets, Literacy Level 3, Literacy Level 4, Other, Parasites, Zoonoses
Roundworm – zoonoses fact sheet contains information about roundworms: What are roundworms? How do we get roundworms? How do roundworms make people sick? How do we prevent roundworm infection? Download...