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News: Since the beginning of the 21st century, there has been emergence and outbreaks of multiple zoonotic diseases.
Facts:
Definition: Type of disease that passes from an animal or insect to a human.
Diseases | Features |
Nipah | Host: Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family transmitted to humans from animals (such as bats or pigs), or contaminated foods and transmitted directly from human-to-human. |
Zika | transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes. infected people can transmit Zika through transfer of body fluids including sexual intercourse |
Ebola | 6 species of Ebola Virus identified till date: Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, Taï Forest, Reston and Bombali. Host:fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family Transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission |
Avian/Bird Flu | caused by H5N1 virus, a subtype of the influenza A virus. Human infections occur through infected bird-to-human contact or contact with surfaces and objects contaminated by their droppings. Human-human transmission is limited |
Swine Flu | Caused by H1N1 virus occur in people with direct exposure to pigs spread from person to person, similar to seasonal influenza viruses. |
Kyasanur forest disease | caused by Kyasanur Forest disease Virus(KFDV), a member of the virus family Flaviviridae Host: Rodents, shrews and monkeys after being bitten by an infected tick. Transmission to humans occur after a tick bite or contact with an infected animal |
Rabies | caused by Ribonucleic Acid(RNA) virus that is present in the saliva of a rabid animal. Transmitted to humans following a bite of a rabid animal |
West Nile Virus | caused by the West Nile Virus Natural Host: BirdsTransmits to humans through bites from infected Culex mosquitoes |
Monkeypox | caused by monkeypox virus transmitted to people from wild animals such as rodents and primates Human-to-human transmission caused by contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials |
Dengue | Caused by Dengue virus belonging to the genus Flavivirus of the family Flaviviridae Transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female Aedes Aegypti mosquito |
Malaria | caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. |
Hantavirus | family of viruses which are spread mainly by rodents does not spread from one person to another can be contracted if someone comes in contact with a rodent that carries the virus. |