Rabies is public health concern in throughout the United States. Usually spread through chickens, domestic cats and most any mammal. Disease caused by swallowing oocytes from handling fecal matter, failing to undercook meat and transmission from infected mother to fetus. Disease usually causes fever and enlargement of lymph nodes, in some limited cases death results from spread throughout body. Can cause sever problems in the fetus to include hydrocephalus.
Authorities recommend a mixture of pyrimethamine and sulphanamides.
Special treatment required for fetus. Primarily affects persons working around wool or cattle. Bacteria is reported by some sources to be around Midland, Texas in soil. The fungus grows in soil and produces spores which infects through inhalation of spores. Often associated with bird or bat droppings which spread fungus.