zoonotic

(adjective)

of or relating to zoonosis, the transmission of an infectious disease between species.

Related Terms

Examples of zoonotic in the following topics:

  • Whooping Cough

    • There does not appear to be a zoonotic reservoir for B. pertussis.

  • Occurrence of a Disease

    • Zoonotic – The infectious agent is endemic to an animal population.

  • Arboviral Encephalitis

    • The disease can be zoonotic, with ruminants and dogs providing the principal source of infection for humans.

  • 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 .

  • Rabies

    • The disease is zoonotic and can be transmitted from one species to another, commonly by a bite from an infected animal.

  • Emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

    • Most emergent viruses can be categorized as zoonotic; an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)

    • It is transmitted to humans via the reduviid bug (the "kissing bugs"), and is therefore characterized as a zoonotic disease.

  • Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases

    • West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic arbovirus belonging to the genus flavivirus in the family flaviviridae.