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zoonotic

adjective / zoh-uh-NOT-ik / Hard
Meaning

Relating to a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.

Origin / Etymology

From Greek zoon, animal, plus nosos, disease, forming zoonosis.

Synonyms
cross-species animal-borne transmissible infectious
Antonyms
non-communicable human-only hereditary genetic
Example Sentence
"Deforestation and wildlife trade increase human contact with reservoir species, raising the risk of zoonotic spillover events like Nipah and COVID-19."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Central to GS2 health governance and GS3 environment answers on One Health. Use it to link biodiversity loss with pandemic risk, for example, 'a zoonotic surveillance network under the One Health framework is essential for early outbreak detection.'

Relevant Subjects
Science Tech
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