No. Rabies can also be caused by the bite of other infected animals like cats, monkeys, coyotes, bats, etc.

Yes, rabies is a 100% fatal disease. Both humans and animals can die due to rabies.

Yes, humans can get tick fever.

There is a lot of speculation behind this disease however its exact origin is yet to be determined. It has not been declared as a zoonotic disease till now. However, SARS and MERS have been determined to be zoonotic diseases.

Yes, de-fleaing and de-ticking a dog is very important for the prevention of tick fever however it is not 100% fool-proof. It will reduce the chances of tick fever.

Yes. Rabies is a 100% preventable disease. There are many different types of vaccines available in the market to prevent this disease.

Some examples of zoonotic diseases are rabies, brucellosis, plague, salmonellosis, etc.

Some causes of zoonotic diseases are changes in the environment, changes in animal or human hosts and changes in the pathogen itself.

Diseases that can be transferred from animals to humans, directly or indirectly are known as zoonotic diseases. 75% of emerging diseases are zoonotic in nature.

A puppy should be dewormed once every 15 days till it is three months old. Between 3 months to 6 months, it should be dewormed every month. From 6 months onwards, the dog should be dewormed once in every 3 months.