zoonotic disease
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- noun
- /zuˈɑːnɑtɪk dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
- Plague, a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, has been responsible for at least three pandemics.
- a highly contagious zoonotic disease
- zoonotic diseases in humans
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Watch on YouTubeAnd they have a long list of what are called zoonotic diseases.
- And they have a long list of what are called zoonotic diseases.
Examples
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Zoonotic diseases are known to proliferate in overcrowded populations wrought with pollution and unhygienic conditions.
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Her work focuses on the eco-epidemiology of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus infection, and dengue.
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Her primary research interests are zoonotic diseases.
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And many, many, many of those zoonotic diseases are diseases that arise because we raise domestic animals for meat.
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Her primary research interests include epidemiology and prevention of zoonotic diseases.
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Fifty-six zoonotic diseases are responsible for an estimated 2.5 billion cases of human illness, and 2.7 million deaths a year.
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Anthropogenic changes to forest habitats can reduce biodiversity and bring people into closer contact with wildlife, increasing the risk of zoonotic disease transmission.
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In recent years, the emergence of several highly pathogenic zoonotic diseases in humans has led to a renewed emphasis on the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, otherwise known as One Health.
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Zoonotic diseases, such as zoonotic disease rabies, can be transmitted to humans through bites from infected animals.
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Health officials are concerned about the rise of zoonotic disease that can spread from pets to their owners.
Synonyms
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A disease that spreads from animals to people
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: the adjective 'zoonotic' (infectious from animals) specifies the type of 'disease', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it means a disease transmitted from animals to humans. This modifier + noun pattern is transparent and common across languages, making the phrase immediately predictable for B1 learners who know the component words.
Etymology
The term zoonotic disease comes from the part zoo meaning 'animal' and the idea of an illness moving into people. That image of a germ jumping from a bat to a person explains the modern meaning 'a disease that spreads from animals to humans'.