Q. With reference to Zoonotic diseases, consider the following statements:
1.They can spread to humans through direct contact but not through food, water or the environment.
2. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus),Rabies, Ebola are all example of Zoonotic diseases.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
A zoonosis is an infectious disease that has jumped from a non-human animal to humans. Zoonotic pathogens may be bacterial, viral or parasitic, or may involve unconventional agents and can spread to humans through direct contact or through food, water or the environment.
Some diseases, such as HIV, begin as a zoonosis but later mutate into human-only strains. Other zoonoses can cause recurring disease outbreaks, such as Ebola virus disease and salmonellosis. Still others, such as the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, have the potential to cause global pandemics.
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