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Show Humans Susceptible To 80 Animal Diseases Animal diseases are a constant threat to the health of human beings, be-ings, two public health physicians declare in the Journal of the American Ameri-can Veterinary Medical association. In one report, Dr. F. S. Leeder of the Michigan department of health, said human beings are susceptible sus-ceptible to at least 80 diseases of animals. Many of these diseases are prevalent in tlje United States, he reported. The danger that foreign maladies may be imported by high speed air travel is also very real, he said. Most animal diseases to which man is susceptible are spread primarily pri-marily by livestock and wild game with which human beings come into in-to contact. Work of veterinarians in helping to stamp out or control such diseases is thus an important factor fac-tor in bettering human health. In another journal article, Dr. W. P. Dearing, deputy surgeon general of the U. S. Public Health Service, points to the value of having veterinarians veterin-arians work closely with health departments de-partments to protect the public against such dangerous maladies as rabies. |