Zoonosis
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“Approximately 75 percent of recently emerging infectious diseases affecting people began as diseases in animals.”--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , cited by PETA in March 2020 |
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A zoonosis (plural zoonoses, or zoonotic diseases) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites that spread between animals (usually vertebrates) and humans.
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See also
- Conservation medicine
- Cross-species transmission
- Emerging infectious disease
- Foodborne illness
- Wildlife disease
- Veterinary medicine
- List of zoonotic primate viruses
- Veganism#Disease avoidance
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