zooanthroponosis

noun

zoo·​an·​thro·​po·​no·​sis ˌzō-ə-ˌan-thrə-pə-ˈnō-səs 

plural zooanthroponoses ˌzō-ə-ˌan-thrə-pə-ˈnō-ˌsēz 

: anthroponosis sense 1, reverse zoonosis

There is evidence that MRSA can be transmitted both from animal to human (zoonotic transmission) and human to animal (zooanthroponosis or reverse zoonotic transmission).

—Anthony A. Pilny

zooanthroponotic

ˌzō-ə-ˌan-thrə-pə-ˈnä-tik 

adjective

zooanthroponotic disease transmission

zooanthroponotic infection

Word History

Etymology

zoo- + anthroponosis

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for zooanthroponosis

• actinomycosis
• atherosclerosis
• endometriosis
• erythematosus
• erythroblastosis
• granulomatosis
• hemochromatosis
• histiocytosis
• hyperkeratosis
• ketoacidosis
• mononucleosis
• osteonecrosis

Medical Definition

zooanthroponosis

noun

zoo·​an·​thro·​po·​no·​sis ˌzō-ə-ˌan-thrə-pə-ˈnō-səs 

plural zooanthroponoses -ˈnō-ˌsēz 

: anthroponosis sense 1, reverse zoonosis

Humans are animals, and unsurprisingly, we spread diseases to other animals in a process technically known as zooanthroponosis. After the outbreak of COVID-19, civet owners and bat carers alike wore protective equipment so as not to infect the animals under their supervision.

—Tessa Laird, The Routledge Companion to Gender and Animals

zooanthroponotic

-ˈnät-ik 

adjective

zooanthroponotic infection