Zoonoses

Diseases that are communicable from animals to humans.


Those diseases and infections which are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man.


Diseases found in animals that are transmissible to humans.


Animal diseases which can be transmitted to humans. There are more than 150 infections of domestic and wild vertebrates which can be transmitted in this way, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, hydatid cysts, ringworm, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis, listeriosis, and rabies.


Illnesses that affect both humans and animals. Some of these diseases comprise bacterial infections such as anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, pasteurellosis, salmonella, staphylococcal and streptococcal infections, as well as tuberculosis.


 


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