Zoonoses
| Definition: |
Diseases of non-human animals that may be transmitted to man or may be transmitted from man to non-human animals. |
| Notes: |
usually dis from animal to man but includes also dis from man to animal; can be bact, fungal, viral or parasitic; avoid qualif: few apply; not a coord for every zoonotic dis: index as ZOONOSES only when discussed: TN 199 |
Zoonoses Definitions and Terms
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