zoonotic
(adjective)
of or relating to zoonosis, the transmission of an infectious disease between species.
Examples of zoonotic in the following topics:
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Whooping Cough
- There does not appear to be a zoonotic reservoir for B. pertussis.
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Occurrence of a Disease
- Zoonotic – The infectious agent is endemic to an animal population.
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Arboviral Encephalitis
- The disease can be zoonotic, with ruminants and dogs providing the principal source of infection for humans.
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Emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Most emergent viruses can be categorized as zoonotic; an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans.
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West Nile Virus
- West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic arbovirus belonging to the genus Flavivirus, and is found in temperate and tropical regions of the world .
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Rabies
- The disease is zoonotic and can be transmitted from one species to another, commonly by a bite from an infected animal.
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Negative-Strand RNA Viruses of Animals
- Some paramyxoviruses, such as the henipaviruses, are zoonotic pathogens, occurring naturally in an animal host, but also able to infect humans.
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Giardiasis
- The protozoa, Giardia lamblia, also referred to as Giardia intestinalis or Giardia duodenalis, infects humans via the fecal-oral route and is also suspected to be zoonotic.
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Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)
- It is transmitted to humans via the reduviid bug (the "kissing bugs"), and is therefore characterized as a zoonotic disease.
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Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
- West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic arbovirus belonging to the genus flavivirus in the family flaviviridae.