zoonotic

Examples of zoonotic in the following topics:

• Whooping Cough

  • There does not appear to be a zoonotic reservoir for B. pertussis.

• Occurrence of a Disease

  • Zoonotic – The infectious agent is endemic to an animal population.

• Arboviral Encephalitis

  • The disease can be zoonotic, with ruminants and dogs providing the principal source of infection for humans.

• West Nile Virus

  • West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic arbovirus belonging to the genus Flavivirus, and is found in temperate and tropical regions of the world .

• Rabies

  • The disease is zoonotic and can be transmitted from one species to another, commonly by a bite from an infected animal.

• Emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

  • Most emergent viruses can be categorized as zoonotic; an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans.

• Negative-Strand RNA Viruses of Animals

  • Some paramyxoviruses, such as the henipaviruses, are zoonotic pathogens, occurring naturally in an animal host, but also able to infect humans.

• Giardiasis

  • The protozoa, Giardia lamblia, also referred to as Giardia intestinalis or Giardia duodenalis, infects humans via the fecal-oral route and is also suspected to be zoonotic.

• Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)

  • It is transmitted to humans via the reduviid bug (the "kissing bugs"), and is therefore characterized as a zoonotic disease.

• Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases

  • West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic arbovirus belonging to the genus flavivirus in the family flaviviridae.