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The Animal-Human Connection: Understanding Zoonotic Diseases
The Northlines
|06 July 2025
July 6 is observed as the World Zoonoses Day. Zoonosis is the spread of infectious disease from animals to humans. In case of vice versa, it is called reverse Zoonosis or Anthroponosis. The purpose of the day is to spread awareness of the risks of Zoonotic diseases.
The French biologist, Louis Pasteur, successfully administered the first vaccine against a Zoonotic disease on July 6, 1885. Since French biologist Louis Pasteur gave the first dose of the first vaccine against rabies, a zoonotic illness, on July 6, 1885, Zoonoses Day has been observed all over the world. Zoonotic diseases, commonly referred to as Zoonoses, are contagious illnesses brought on by pathogens that can spread from animals to people. These zoonotic germs can transmit through direct or indirect contact between animals and people. Humans can get Zoonotic viruses from their pets, from farm animals, from hunting, and butchering. It may even spread through an intermediary species. It does not just originate from wild animals like bats or monkeys.
This story is from the 06 July 2025 edition of The Northlines.
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