Which statement best defines a zoonosis?
Correct answer: A. A disease transmitted naturally between vertebrate animals and humans
- A. A disease transmitted naturally between vertebrate animals and humans
- B. A disease transmitted only between domestic animals
- C. A disease caused only by arthropod vectors
- D. A disease transmitted from humans to humans only
Explanation
A zoonosis is an infection that passes naturally between vertebrate animals and humans. It may be caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi, and it can move from animals to people or from people to animals.
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Veterinary public health examines how animal health affects human health through zoonotic diseases, food safety, environmental sanitation and population disease control. Coverage includes rabies, brucellosis, tuberculosis, anthrax, avian influenza and parasitic infections, along with their reservoirs, routes of transmission, surveillance, vaccination, quarantine and prevention under the One Health approach.
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