February 2018: Zoonoses
What Does Zoonoses Mean?
Some animals, even those that look perfectly healthy, can carry harmful organisms that can make people sick. Those organisms that originate in animals can cause diseases in humans. (Sometimes this process works the other way, and organisms from humans can cause diseases in animals). Those diseases are called zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses. Zoonoses are common in the United States and around the world. In fact, as many as 60% of all communicable diseases and 75% of emerging infectious diseases of people originated with animals. Zoonoses can be caused by bacteria, fungi, mycobacteria, parasites, viruses, and prions.
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Some animals, even those that look perfectly healthy, can carry harmful organisms that can make people sick. Those organisms that originate in animals can cause diseases in humans. (Sometimes this process works the other way, and organisms from humans can cause diseases in animals). Those diseases are called zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses. Zoonoses are common in the United States and around the world. In fact, as many as 60% of all communicable diseases and 75% of emerging infectious diseases of people originated with animals. Zoonoses can be caused by bacteria, fungi, mycobacteria, parasites, viruses, and prions.
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