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zooanthroponosis

zooanthroponosis noun: the transmission of disease from humans to animals. Specifically it refers to diseases that are primary infections of humans but which can be naturally transmitted to animals. Examples include tuberculosis and human metapneumovirus.

Noun

zooanthroponosis (countable and uncountable, plural zooanthroponoses)

  1. The transmission of disease from humans to animals. Specifically it refers to diseases that are primary infections of humans but which can be naturally transmitted to animals. Examples include tuberculosis and human metapneumovirus.

Forms of zooanthroponosis

pluralzooanthroponoses

Origin of zooanthroponosis

From zoo- + anthroponosis.

Questions about zooanthroponosis

What does zooanthroponosis mean?
Zooanthroponosis means the transmission of disease from humans to animals. Specifically it refers to diseases that are primary infections of humans but which can be naturally transmitted to animals. Examples include tuberculosis and human metapneumovirus.
What part of speech is zooanthroponosis?
Zooanthroponosis is a noun.
What is the plural of zooanthroponosis?
The plural of zooanthroponosis is zooanthroponoses.

Words near zooanthroponosis in the dictionary

  1. zoo-keepers
  2. zooagglutinin
  3. zooanthid
  4. zooanthids
  5. zooanthroponoses
  6. zooanthroponosis
  7. zooanthroponotic
  8. zooarchaeological
  9. zooarchaeologist
  10. zooarchaeologists
  11. zooarchaeology

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