zoonosis

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noun

Any disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œDisease control had been studied there since the founding ... various zoonoses, like the Marburg virus, that move from monkey to human.” Karen Joy Fowler; We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves; Penguin; 2013.
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