Definition of ZOONOSIS

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Recent Examples on the Web Rabies—like toxoplasmosis, malaria, Zika, typhus, the bubonic plague, and all flus—is a zoonosis, a disease that can make the leap from animal to human. — Elisa Gabbert, Harper's Magazine, "Sick Sad World," 25 May 2020 Some of them may be the result of unrecognised zoonoses. — The Economist, "The origin of covid-19 The pieces of the puzzle of covid-19’s origin are coming to light," 2 May 2020 On Wednesday, the head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, said the organization was in talks with China to send a follow-up mission to the country to investigate the animal source of the pandemic. — NBC News, "Eerily empty French beaches will remain closed even after lockdown eases," 7 May 2020 Their answers to the second have focused on zoonoses, particularly RNA viruses. — David Quammen, Popular Science, "Where will the next pandemic come from?," 15 Oct. 2012 Neither of those have caused a pandemic – yet – but the prospect of their global spread doesn’t bear thinking about, and meanwhile new zoonoses continue to emerge. — Laura Spinney, Time, "We Need to Rethink Our Food System to Prevent the Next Pandemic," 13 Apr. 2020 The experts call such diseases zoonoses, meaning animal infections that spill into people. — David Quammen, Popular Science, "Where will the next pandemic come from?," 15 Oct. 2012 Maria Van Kerkhove, the head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonoses unit, said on a briefing call with reporters on Monday. — Erin Brodwin, STAT, "Doctors warn an inability to smell could be a symptom of Covid-19 — but caution the evidence is preliminary," 23 Mar. 2020 This makes them zoonoses, diseases that can jump between humans and other animals. — Quanta Magazine, "The Animal Origins of Coronavirus and Flu," 25 Feb. 2020

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“Zoonosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoonosis. Accessed 30 May. 2020.

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