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anthropozoonosis

anthropozoonosis noun: any pathogen that is transmitted from animals to humans. Specifically, it refers to infections that primarily affect animals but can be naturally transmitted to humans.

Noun

anthropozoonosis (plural anthropozoonoses)

  1. Any pathogen that is transmitted from animals to humans. Specifically, it refers to infections that primarily affect animals but can be naturally transmitted to humans.
    • Examples of anthropozoonoses include brucellosis bacteria or rabies and Ebola viruses.

Forms of anthropozoonosis

pluralanthropozoonoses

Origin of anthropozoonosis

From anthropo- + zoonosis.

Questions about anthropozoonosis

What does anthropozoonosis mean?
Anthropozoonosis means any pathogen that is transmitted from animals to humans. Specifically, it refers to infections that primarily affect animals but can be naturally transmitted to humans.
What part of speech is anthropozoonosis?
Anthropozoonosis is a noun.
What is the plural of anthropozoonosis?
The plural of anthropozoonosis is anthropozoonoses.

Words near anthropozoonosis in the dictionary

  1. anthropotropic
  2. Anthropozoic
  3. anthropozoological
  4. anthropozoology
  5. anthropozoonoses
  6. anthropozoonosis
  7. anthropozoonotic
  8. anthropulse
  9. anthropulses
  10. anthropœia
  11. anthroquinone

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