Zoonosis

I recently came across this term, and realized how relevant this is to modern diseases and global health crises. Here are 10 facts about zoonosis:

1.Zoonosis is any infectious disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans. 

2.The word is derived from Greek words zoon (animal) and nosos (disease). 

3.The plural of zoonosis is zoonoses, from which an alternative singular zoonose is derived.

4. Many serious diseases fall under this category.

5. Some agents that can carry zoonoses include: Primates, Cats, Dogs, Pigs, Horses, Cattle, Rodents,Rabbits and hares

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6. Zoonoses can be listed according to the infective agent: viruses, bacteria, protozoa, worms, arthropods

7. Some of the most important zoonoses are - Anthrax, Plague, Rabies, Typhus, Mad Cow, Ebola, Lyme disease, West Nile, 

8. Studying about Zonoses is one of the cornerstones of OneHealth initiative

9. Many modern diseases, even epidemic diseases, started out as zoonotic diseases

10. As per CDC, Every year, tens of thousands of Americans will get sick from diseases spread between animals and people and it accounts for about 3 out of 5 new human sicknesses