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2007-10-14 04:52:23 · 9 answers · asked by Rach 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
zoonosis is the word for a disease like swine flu or bird flu that can jump from animals to humans
2007-10-14 04:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A zoonosis (pronounced /zoÊÉËnoÊsɪs/) is any infectious disease that is able to be transmitted (vectored) from other animals, both wild and domestic, to humans or from humans to animals (the latter is sometimes called reverse zoonosis).
The word is derived from the Greek words zoon (animal) (IPA: zo'on) and nosos (disease). Many serious diseases fall under this category.
The plural of zoonosis is zoonoses, from which an alternative singular zoonose is derived by back-formation.
The simplest definition of a zoonosis is a disease that can be transmitted from other animals to humans. A slightly more technical definition is a disease that normally exists in other animals, but also infects humans.
2007-10-14 05:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by dozyllama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zoonoses is any disease which can pass from animals to humans.
2007-10-14 05:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by Outhval 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you mean it can pass from an animal it is called a zoonotic infection
2007-10-14 05:37:32 · answer #4 · answered by gpierce4271 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MS4 is right!
It is called Zoonosis and here is the link for further information:
2007-10-14 05:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pathogen.
2007-10-14 04:54:32 · answer #6 · answered by Lucky Man 2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
epidemic
2007-10-14 04:54:37 · answer #7 · answered by pepzi_bandit 2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-10-14 04:55:25 · answer #8 · answered by Charlene 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-10-14 04:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by knox60751 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋