An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A zoonotic disease is any disease that can be passed between animals and people. Some examples of zoonotic diseases are ebola, swine flu, and the ...

Zoonotic diseases, also called zoonoses, are illnesses caused by germs that are passed between animals and people. "Put simply, a zoonotic disease is one that originates in animals and can cause ...

Human and animal health are closely linked, with many diseases shared between them. As our world becomes more developed and interconnected, the proximity between wild animals and humans is shrinking, ...

H1N1 ("swine flu"), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases are a growing concern given multiple ...

Officers disinfect a cattle farm in Indonesia that has been infected with foot and mouth disease. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images Zoonotic diseases, naturally transmissible between humans and animals, ...

Zoonotic pathogens present a major global health problem. Humans have close relations with domestic and agricultural animals, as well as those residing in the natural world. Zoonotic diseases. Image ...

West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and plague are examples of “vector-borne zoonotic diseases,” caused by pathogens that naturally infect wildlife and are transmitted to humans by vectors ...