zoonosis
Cross-species infectious disease
A zoonosis is a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
Rabies, Lyme disease, and avian flu are zoonoses.
The adjective zoonotic describes such diseases or the pathogens that cause them: zoonotic viruses, zoonotic transmission.
Plural: zoonoses.
Excess that escapes
- hostOne receiving guests
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- vectorQuantity with direction
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
carrier · jump · emergence · intermediate · cross-species · bridge · amplification · shedding
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
- trichinosisParasitic worm infection
tapeworm · hookworm · roundworm · fluke · protozoan · helminth
Fatal bite-transmitted encephalitis
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
brucellosis · leptospirosis · hantavirus · avian flu · swine flu · West Nile · SARS · MERS
Sudden eruption of trouble
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- reportingConveying documented information
- trackingMonitoring location over time
incidence · One Health · sentinel · early warning · contact tracing · notification · laboratory · testing
Administered immunity booster
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- biosecurityProtection against biological threats
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
protective equipment · decontamination · culling · depopulation · barrier · handwashing · pasteurization · cooking
spillover
Excess that escapes
pathogen · carrier · jump · emergence · intermediate · cross-species · bridge · amplification · shedding · exposure
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
trichinosis · tapeworm · hookworm · roundworm · fluke · protozoan · helminth
rabies
Fatal bite-transmitted encephalitis
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
salmonella · brucellosis · leptospirosis · hantavirus · avian flu · swine flu · West Nile · SARS · MERS · COVID-19
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- reportingConveying documented information
tracking · incidence · One Health · sentinel · early warning · contact tracing · notification · laboratory · testing · serology
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- biosecurityProtection against biological threats
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
sanitation · protective equipment · decontamination · culling · depopulation · barrier · handwashing · pasteurization · cooking · immunization
- pet healthvet visit, checkup, checkups, vaccinations, rabies vaccination
- salud publicatuberculosis, malaria, polio, dengue, hepatitis
- zoonotic diseasesrabies, leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis, salmonella, brucellosis
- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
- veterinaryvets, vet visits, pet hospitals, vet bills, vaccine
- epidemicsepidemic, pandemic, outbreak, disease, Black Death