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zoonotic disease  

Definition

  • A zoonosis (plural zoonoses, or zoonotic diseases) is an infectious disease caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite or prion) that has jumped from a non-human animal (usually a vertebrate) to a human. Typically, the first infected human transmits the infectious agent to at least one other human, who, in turn, infects others. (Wikipedia)

Entry terms

  • zoonosis

Creator

  • Patricia Fener

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