HyperDic: zoonosis

English > 1 sense of the word zoonosis:
NOUNstatezoonosis, zoonotic diseasean animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
English > zoonosis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn animal disease that can be transmitted to humans.
Synonymzoonotic disease
NarrowerLyme disease, Lyme arthritisAn acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever
actinomycosisdisease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans
anthrax, splenic feverA highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep)
brucellosis, contagious abortion, Bang's diseaseAn infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion
glandersA destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madnessAn acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal)
swamp fever, leptospirosisAn infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals
tularemia, tularaemia, rabbit fever, deer fly fever, yatobyoA highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
Broaderanimal diseaseA disease that typically does not affect human beings
Catalanzoonosi
Adjectiveszoonoticof or relating to or constituting / constituting zoonosis

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