zoonotic disease
Cross-species transmitted infection
A zoonotic disease is an infectious disease that spreads from animals to humans.
Rabies, bird flu, and COVID-19 are zoonotic diseases—they originated in animal populations before jumping to people.
The adjective zoonotic describes any pathogen capable of crossing species barriers: zoonotic transmission, zoonotic viruses.
- bushmeatHunted tropical wildlife flesh
- Lyme diseaseTick-transmitted bacterial infection
- intermediate hostsOrganisms harboring developing parasites
- One HealthCross-species wellness framework
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
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