What Does Zoonotic Means?

Related Pages. Zoonotic diseases (also known as zoonoses) are caused by germs that spread between animals and people. Click here to download this image. Animals provide many benefits to people.

What does it mean when a virus is zoonotic?

A zoonosis (zoonotic disease or zoonoses -plural) is an infectious disease that is transmitted between species from animals to humans (or from humans to animals).

What are examples of zoonotic disease?

8 Zoonotic Diseases Shared Between Animals and People of Most Concern in the U.S.
  • Zoonotic influenza.
  • Salmonellosis.
  • West Nile virus.
  • Plague.
  • Emerging coronaviruses (e.g., severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome)
  • Rabies.
  • Brucellosis.
  • Lyme disease.
Robert Thorne

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