One of the following is a zoonotic disease_____________?
Correct answer: A. Anthrax
- A. Anthrax
- B. Typhoid
- C. Bacillary dysentery
- D. Cholera
Explanation
Anthrax is a zoonosis because Bacillus anthracis is maintained in animals and can pass to humans through infected animals or their products. Typhoid, bacillary dysentery and cholera are primarily human-to-human infections.
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