Preferred Label : zoonotic disease;
Definition : A zoonosis (plural zoonoses, or zoonotic diseases) is an infectious disease caused
by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite or prion)
that has jumped from a non-human animal (usually a vertebrate) to a human. Typically,
the first infected human transmits the infectious agent to at least one other human,
who, in turn, infects others. (Wikipedia);
Synonyme : zoonosis;
Origin ID : RZFHXS1N-1;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A zoonosis (plural zoonoses, or zoonotic diseases) is an infectious disease caused
by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite or prion)
that has jumped from a non-human animal (usually a vertebrate) to a human. Typically,
the first infected human transmits the infectious agent to at least one other human,
who, in turn, infects others. (Wikipedia)
