Zoonosis
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A zoonosis is an infectious disease in humans for which another vertebrate animal can be the vector. Some zoonoses have an additional vector besides the vertebrate e.g. R. rickettsii is carried by ticks on mammals. Viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites can be zoonoses. They may be spread through direct or indirect contact with animals. Disease which can not exist without humans are not considered zoonotic by all sources, and neither are some diseases that may have begun as zoonoses but are predominantly transmitted by humans (e.g. HIV).
Examples of suchzoonotic diseases include:
- Anthrax
- Brucellosis
- COVID 19
- Ebola
- Human African trypanosomiasis
- Leishmaniasis
- Leptospirosis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Rabies
- SARS
- Q fever
- Zika
History and etymology
The word ζώο (zoo) is Greek for animal.
-<p>A <strong>zoonosis</strong> is an infectious disease in humans for which another vertebrate animal can be the vector. Some zoonoses have an additional vector besides the vertebrate e.g. <em>R. rickettsii </em>is carried by ticks on mammals. Viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites can be zoonoses. They may be spread through direct or indirect contact with animals.</p><p>Examples of such diseases include:</p><ul>-<li><a title="Anthrax" href="/articles/anthrax">Anthrax</a></li>-<li><a title="Brucellosis" href="/articles/brucellosis">Brucellosis</a></li>-<li><a title="COVID-19" href="/articles/covid-19">COVID 19</a></li>-<li><a title="Ebola virus disease" href="/articles/ebola-virus-disease-1">Ebola</a></li>-<li><a title="Human African trypanosomiasis " href="/articles/human-african-trypanosomiasis-1">Human African trypanosomiasis </a></li>-<li><a title="Leishmaniasis" href="/articles/leishmaniasis">Leishmaniasis</a></li>-<li><a title="Leptospirosis" href="/articles/leptospirosis">Leptospirosis</a></li>-<li><a title="Mycobacterium tuberculosis" href="/articles/mycobacterium-tuberculosis">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</a></li>-<li><a title="SARS" href="/articles/severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-related-coronavirus-1">SARS</a></li>-<li><a title="Q fever pneumonia" href="/articles/q-fever-pneumonia">Q fever </a></li>-<li><a title="Zika virus infection" href="/articles/zika-virus-infection">Zika</a></li>-</ul>- +<p>A <strong>zoonosis</strong> is an infectious disease in humans for which another vertebrate animal can be the vector. Some zoonoses have an additional vector besides the vertebrate e.g. <em>R. rickettsii </em>is carried by ticks on mammals. Viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites can be zoonoses. They may be spread through direct or indirect contact with animals. Disease which can not exist without humans are not considered zoonotic by all sources, and neither are some diseases that may have begun as zoonoses but are predominantly transmitted by humans (e.g. <a title="HIV" href="/articles/hivaids">HIV</a>).</p><p>Examples of zoonotic diseases include:</p><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/anthrax">Anthrax</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/brucellosis">Brucellosis</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/covid-19">COVID 19</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/ebola-virus-disease-1">Ebola</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/human-african-trypanosomiasis-1">Human African trypanosomiasis </a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/leishmaniasis">Leishmaniasis</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/leptospirosis">Leptospirosis</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/mycobacterium-tuberculosis">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Rabies" href="/articles/rabies">Rabies</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-related-coronavirus-1">SARS</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/q-fever-pneumonia">Q fever </a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/zika-virus-infection">Zika</a></li>
- +</ul><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The word ζώο (zoo) is Greek for animal.</p>