zoonosis

UK
/zəʊəˈnəʊsɪs/
US
/zoʊəˈnoʊsɪs/

Translations

zoonosisnoun
zoonoses
pl
UK
/zəʊəˈnəʊsɪs/
US
/zoʊəˈnoʊsɪs/
Rabies is a zoonosis that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
Бешенство - это зооноз, который может передаваться от животных к людям.
Synonyms
zoonotic disease
animal-borne disease
zoonotic infection

Definitions

zoonosisnoun
A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
Rabies is a well-known zoonosis that can be transmitted through the bite of an infected animal.
An infection or infectious agent that is naturally transmissible between vertebrate animals and humans.
COVID-19 is widely considered to be a zoonosis that jumped from animals to people.