A review on zoonotic dermal infections in humans | [Pakistan journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Anam Javed: APSACS, Gujranwala Cantt. Pakistan

2. Humaira Naeem: Center for Research and Development, Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan

3. Faiza Murad: School of Zoology, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan

4. Anam Sadiq: School of Zoology, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan

5. Rafia Nazeer: School of Zoology, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan

6. Iqra Bibi: School of Zoology, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan

7. Arfa Chaudhary: School of Zoology, Minhaj University, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract:

Human skin has a major role in protecting several organs from various microbial attacks. It regulates the body’s temperature and its other normal functions. It is usually possessed by various microbes that may vary in different aspects and impacts on human dermal layer and may lead to serious infections in future. Encounter of human dermal layer to any injury or wound can be a forum for microbes to get entered and cause infection. Most of infections occur due to zoonosis which is transmission of pathogens from animals to humans. According to the type of host, zoonoses can be categorized as anthropozoonosis, zooanthroponosis, amphixenoses and euzoonoses whereas other major types of are etiological and cyclic zoonoses. Each category is further sub-categorized into various possible groups. But review highlights that domestic animals are generally the primary source for humans to get infected. So the best prevention is regular practice of personal hygiene to overcome any sort of zoonosis, however; to handle any zoonotic breakout collective efforts of international organizations, local government and of general public is required to minimize health and life loss.

Page(s): 11-21

DOI: 10.52700/pjbb.v4i2.175

Published: Journal: Pakistan journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Year: 2023

Keywords:

Pathogens , Infections , skin , Zoonosis , Animals

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