Zoonotic diseases are very common, both in the United States and around the world. Scientists estimate that more than 6 out of every 10 known infectious diseases in people can be spread from animals, and 3 out of every 4 new or emerging infectious diseases in people come from animals.
What diseases came from animals?
Zoonotic Diseases:Blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatitidis) ... Psittacosis (Chlamydophila psittaci, Chlamydia psittaci) ... Trichinosis (Trichinella spiralis)Cat Scratch Disease (Bartonella henselae)Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum)Coccidiomycosis (Valley Fever)Zoonotic Diseases: Disease Transmitted from Animals to Humans
Do most human diseases come from animals?
Many of the same microbes (e.g. bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) affect both animals and humans via the environment they share and 60% of all human diseases originate in animals.
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