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ANTHROPOZOONOSES [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Epidemiology
DEF

An infectious disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans either directly, indirectly or by a vector.

CONT

The main zoonoses are of bacterial, viral or parasitic origin. Examples of indirect transmission of a disease from animals to humans include water and food. Examples of vectors include mosquitos and ticks.

OBS

Zoonoses were further characterized as anthropozoonoses, when transmitted from animals to humans, and zooanthroponoses when transmitted vice versa. All these sub-terms were subsequently abandoned by WHO [World Health Organization] expert committees. Our anthropocentric view of nature means that in general the term "zoonoses" refers to disease transmissible to humans, while the inverse remain a subject localized to the interest of environmental specialists.

OBS

zoonosis; anthropozoonosis: The plural forms are "zoonoses" and "anthropozoonoses."

OBS

zoonosis; zoonotic disease: designations standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

Key term(s)
  • zoonoses
  • anthropozoonoses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Maladie infectieuse qui peut être transmise d'un animal à un humain, par un contact direct ou indirect ou par un vecteur.

CONT

Les principales zoonoses sont d'origine bactérienne, virale ou parasitaire. L'eau et les aliments sont des exemples de modes de transmission indirecte d'un animal à l'humain. Les moustiques et les tiques sont des exemples de vecteurs.

OBS

zoonose : désignation normalisée par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Epidemiología
DEF

Enfermedad o infección que se da en los animales y que es transmisible a las personas en condiciones naturales.

CONT

La rabia es una enfermedad zoonótica (transmitida al ser humano por los animales) causada por un virus.

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