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2021 Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Diseases with Potential to Pose Public Health Hazards The California Department of Public Health has identified the conditions described in Table 18-1 as human diseases that could contribute to a serious epidemic in the state. Table 18-1. Naturally Spread Diseases Seen in California Description Examples Animal Transmitted These are diseases that are transmitted to humans by domestic or non-domestic animals.  Brucellosis (undulant fever)  Campylobacteriosis  Cat scratch disease  Cryptosporidiosis  Escherichia coli (E. coli)  Giardiasis  Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)  Plague  Psittacosis (ornithosis, parrot fever)  Q Fever  Rabies  Ringworm  Salmonellosis  Toxoplasmosis  Tularemia Bloodborne Viruses, bacteria and parasites that can be carried in blood and cause disease are known as bloodborne pathogens. Transmission of these diseases may be from direct blood contact, needle sticks, intravenous drug use, sexual behavior, insects or other vectors.  Ebola  Hepatitis C  Malaria Community-Acquired Infections Community-acquired infections are infections that are contracted outside of a hospital (or are diagnosed within 48 hours of admission) without any previous health care encounter.  Adenovirus  Bed Bugs  Body Lice  Campylobacteriosis  Conjunctivitis (pink eye)  Common cold viruses  Enterovirus, non-polio  Hand, foot, and mouth disease  Head Lice (‘ukus)  Impetigo  Influenza (flu)  Invasive Group A Streptococcus (necrotizing fasciitis)  Legionnaires’ Disease/Pontiac Fever  Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)  Norovirus  Pinworm disease  Respiratory syncytial virus  Ringworm  Scabies  Smallpox  Staphylococcus aureus  Strep throat/scarlet fever  Streptococcus, Group B  Tularemia  Viral meningitis Foodborne Foodborne diseases can be spread when food becomes contaminated with fecal matter containing bacteria, viruses, or parasites. This contamination can happen at a farm, manufacturing plant, restaurant, or home. Foodborne diseases usually result in gastrointestinal illness, which can include symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stomachache, and fever. People who are ill with a foodborne disease can give the infection to others, so proper hygiene and hand washing practices are essential to limit the spread of disease. People experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms should not prepare or handle food for others.  Amebiasis  Angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm)  Anisakiasis  Botulism  Brucellosis (undulant fever)  Campylobacteriosis  Cholera  Ciguatera fish poisoning  Cryptosporidiosis  Cyclosporiasis  Escherichia coli (E. coli)  Giardiasis  Listeriosis  Norovirus  Salmonellosis  Scombroid  Shigellosis  Tularemia  Typhoid Fever  Vibriosis  Yersinia enterocolitica 18-2