GCEAgricultural ScienceAnimal Health2019

In the epidemiology of animal diseases, the term 'zoonosis' refers to a disease that

Aaffects only wild animals in their natural habitat
Bcan be transmitted from animals to humansCORRECT
Cis caused exclusively by viral pathogens
Dspreads only among animals of the same species
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A zoonosis (plural: zoonoses) is any disease or infection that can be naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans. Examples include rabies, brucellosis, and anthrax. The term does not restrict disease to wild animals, viral causes only, or transmission within the same species.
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