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The focus of this chapter is on toxoplasmosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), trichinosis, giardiasis, psittacosis, Ebola virus, Lyme disease, and hantavirus. Most of these illnesses are zoonotic in nature. Physicians should be familiar with their diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment.

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Arango, C.A., Shah, N., Nalamalapu, S.R. (2015). Selected Infectious Diseases. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_46-1

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