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Meaning of Zoonosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
zəʊˈɒn.ə.sɪs

Definitions

An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.

Equivalents

Deutsch Zoonose
Español zoonosis
Suomi zoonoosi
Français zoonose
Galego zoonose
Italiano zoonosi
日本語 ズーノーシス
Nederlands zoönose
Polski zoonoza
Português zoonose
Română zoonoză
Русский зооноз

Examples

“In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.” His quest leads him around the world to study a variety of suspect zoonoses—animal-hosted pathogens that infect humans.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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