zoonosis
English Thesaurus
1. an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (noun.state)
hypernym | : | animal disease, |
definition | : | a disease that typically does not affect human beings (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | actinomycosis, |
definition | : | disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | anthrax, splenic fever, |
definition | : | a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | glanders, |
definition | : | a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | lyme arthritis, lyme disease, |
definition | : | an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | hydrophobia, lyssa, madness, rabies, |
definition | : | an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | leptospirosis, swamp fever, |
definition | : | an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever (noun.state) |
derivation | : | zoonotic, |
definition | : | of or relating to or constituting zoonosis (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | zoonotic, |
definition | : | of or relating to or constituting zoonosis (adj.pert) |
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