zoonotic disease

Definitions of zoonotic disease

1. noun

   an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
   synonyms: zoonosis

   types:

   actinomycosis

   disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses

   anthrax, splenic fever

   a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people

   Bang's disease, brucellosis, contagious abortion

   an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

   glanders

   a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans

   Lyme arthritis, Lyme disease

   an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick

   hydrophobia, lyssa, madness, rabies

   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

   leptospirosis, swamp fever

   an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever

   deer fly fever, rabbit fever, tularaemia, tularemia, yatobyo

   a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals

   cervicofacial actinomycosis, lumpy jaw

   the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions

   thoracic actinomycosis

   a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest

   abdominal actinomycosis

   a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen

   canicola fever

   an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice

   Weil's disease

   a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings

   type of:

   animal disease

   a disease that typically does not affect human beings