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 ...

Illnesses that can pass from animals to humans are known as zoonotic. They're surpisingly common: More than six out of every 10 known infectious diseases in people are actually contracted from animals ...

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, ...

A deer tick climbs a blade of tall grass in the woods. It stretches its front legs as far as it can, waiting for a passerby. When a hiker brushes past, the tick clings on. It finds a prime position, ...