Abstract

ZOONOTICS DISEASE-A DISEASES TRANSMITTED FROM ANIMALS TO HUMANS

Dr. Sailesh Narayan* and Harnoor Kaur

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explain the dreadful effects of Zoonotic Diseases or Zoonosis. Zoonosis are the diseases transmitted from animals to humans. Since, animals and humans coexist in the environment and are the major parts of food chain, the proximity between the two carries a potential risk for the rise of epidemic due to various dangerous and sometimes fatal infections. Zoonotics can be transmitted from any infectious source of animal, ranging from pets to wild animals. The cognition of Zoonotic diseases revolves around. 1. The intimacy and exposure between the infected animal and Human 2. The current state of the Human’s immune system 3. Hygiene conditions This paper aims to highlight various carriers and vectors, some major zoonotic diseases. It also gives an idea of the measures that need to be taken for the prevention of the disease that can be enforced in our daily lives in order to protect the two major aspects of our food chain. This paper is a step towards forsaking the epidemics which have already been observed in history. Thereby, establishing a healthy relationship between animals and mankind.

Keywords: zoonotic diseases, animals, humans, exposure, infection, hygiene, transmission, prevention.