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  1. About Zoonotic Diseases | One Health | CDC

    Apr 7, 2025 · Zoonotic diseases (also known as zoonoses) are caused by germs that spread between animals and people. Some people are more likely to get really sick after being infected with certain …

  2. Zoonosis - Wikipedia

    Zoonotic diseases generally refer to diseases of animal origin in which direct or vector mediated animal-to-human transmission is the usual source of human infection.

  3. Zoonotic Diseases: Types, Transmission & Treatment

    Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses) are infectious illnesses that spread between animals and humans. Bats, livestock, rodents, birds and other vertebrates can carry them.

  4. Zoonotic Diseases: Etiology, Impact, and Control - PMC

    Most humans are in contact with animals in a way or another. A zoonotic disease is a disease or infection that can be transmitted naturally from vertebrate animals to humans or from humans to …

  5. Zoonotic disease | Definition, Characteristics, Examples ...

    A zoonotic disease is any of a group of diseases that can be transmitted to humans by nonhuman vertebrate animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

  6. Zoonoses - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jul 29, 2020 · Zoonotic pathogens may be bacterial, viral or parasitic, or may involve unconventional agents and can spread to humans through direct contact or through food, water or the environment.

  7. Understanding zoonotic diseases - fao.org

    Zoonotic diseases, also known as zoonoses, are infectious diseases that can be spread between animals and humans. They include diseases that can be transmitted through various routes, such as …