Infectious Diseases: Control and Prevention

Infection by Zoonosis

Animal infections/ zoonosis are important threat to human health since the emergence of human diseases is dominated by zoonotic pathogens. Infectious diseases affect livestock and also wild animals focusing on characterizing the conditions for the pathogen spread and maintenance in the host population. Scientist’s assessment about the zoonotic diseases are that more than 8 out of every 12 known infectious diseases in humans are spread from faunas, and 4 out of every 5 new or emerging infectious diseases in people are spread from faunas. Yearly, estimated, thousands of Americans gets sick from diseases spread between faunas and humans. Because of this, the national health agency works 24/7 to protect people from zoonotic diseases.