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Zoonosis

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˌzəʊəˈnəʊsɪs/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, zoonosis means: A disease that can pass between animals and people, such as rabies, brucellosis, ringworm or leptospirosis. The plural is zoonoses.

In Turkish: zoonoz, zoonotik hastalık, hayvanlardan insanlara geçen hastalık

How it is used

The adjective zoonotic is even more common: a zoonotic disease, zoonotic risk. Vets warn owners and farm staff about zoonoses and play a central role in One Health, which links animal, human and environmental health.

Example sentences

  1. Ringworm is a zoonosis, so the owner's children may also need to see their doctor.

  2. Brucellosis remains one of the most important zoonoses in rural areas.

Common collocations

  • zoonotic disease
  • zoonotic risk
  • control of zoonoses
  • foodborne zoonoses
  • rabiesA viral disease of the nervous system that spreads mainly through bites from infected animals. Once clinical signs appear, it is almost always fatal in animals and people.
  • brucellosisA bacterial disease that causes abortion and infertility in cattle, sheep, goats and other animals. It can spread to people, mainly through raw milk and contact with aborted material.
  • parasiteAn organism that lives on or inside an animal and feeds from it, such as fleas, ticks and mites on the outside or worms and protozoa on the inside.
  • notifiable diseaseA disease that, by law, must be reported to the government veterinary authorities as soon as it is suspected, even before it is confirmed.

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