ANS 282 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Cat-Scratch Disease, Hepatomegaly, Tinea Cruris
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Zoonosis: they are infectious diseases of vertebrate animals, that can be transmitted to humans and cause severe illness. There are around 1,407 human common pathogens known to infect humans and cause. = disease severe illness, about 61% are zoonotic. Moreover around 70% of emerging diseases are zoonotic (ex. Most of the human diseases originated primarily in animals, hiv; originated in animals and was a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in early 20th century. However, those diseases that involve animals to human transmission (directly or indirectly) are called zoonotic diseases. Zoonosis is caused by a wide range of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. Illness that can be passed from human to animal. Nasal droplets through air in influenza: oral transmission; occurs by ingesting food or water contaminated with a pathogen. Eating or drinking after handling animals without washing your hands could also lead to oral zoonotic disease transmission; salmonellosis.
