Zoonotic

Zoonotic is a word I have been hearing more about, and this book teaches young readers what it means: diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans.

A nice review for my book Disease-Hunting Scientist… ewillett 2009

COOPER: Dr. Nathan Wolf (ph) is a world-renowned epidemiologist, a virus hunter who works in these forests, tracking what are called Zoonotic viruses, ones that can jump from humans to animals.

CNN Transcript Dec 8, 2008 2008

Dr. Ali Khan, Assistant Surgeon General and the Deputy Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, testified that there is unequivocal and compelling evidence that the use of antibiotics in farm animals leads to drug resistance that has an adverse impact on public health.

USDA Admits Link Between Antibiotic Use by Big Ag and Human Health 2010

Dr. Ali Khan, Assistant Surgeon General and the Deputy Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, testified that there is unequivocal and compelling evidence that the use of antibiotics in farm animals leads to drug resistance that has an adverse impact on public health.

Andrew Gunther: USDA Admits Link Between Antibiotic Use by Big Ag and Human Health 2010

Zoonotic diseases are diseases of animals that can also be transmitted to humans.

Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009

Zoonotic diseases, climate change, and human health

Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009

Zoonotic diseases (animal diseases that can be passed to humans) and parasitic diseases are also associated with some traditional food species and traditional food preparation methods (e.g., trichinosis or botulism).

Socio-cultural conditions, health status, and demography in the Arctic 2009

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases of animals that can be transmitted to humans.

Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009

Zoonotic diseases are increasingly becoming more of a world problem due to several factors.

Zoonotic diseases 2009

The report used scary buzz words and phrases like: bioterrorism, major economic disruptions, a national security threat and a word I'd never heard, "Zoonotic."

Diane Dimond: Terrorism That Hits the Bread Basket 2009