Diseases

Zoonoses

Diseases of non-human animals that may be transmitted to HUMANS or may be transmitted from humans to non-human animals.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases of non-human animals that may be transmitted to HUMANS or may be transmitted from humans to non-human animals.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Zoonotic Diseases
  • Zoonotic Infections
  • Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
  • Disease, Zoonotic
  • Disease, Zoonotic Infectious
  • Diseases, Zoonotic
  • Diseases, Zoonotic Infectious
  • Infection, Zoonotic
  • Infections, Zoonotic
  • Infectious Disease, Zoonotic
  • Infectious Diseases, Zoonotic
  • Zoonotic Disease
  • Zoonotic Infection
  • Zoonotic Infectious Disease
  • Zoonotic Spillover
  • Spillovers, Zoonotic
  • Zoonotic Spillovers

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

not a routine coordinate for every zoonotic disease; index only when discussed; coordinate with specific infection term and with animal disease term if pertinent

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Tree Numbers

  1. C01w.973w
  2. C22w.969w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Zoonoses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015047. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015047
  2. Zoonoses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonosis
  3. Zoonoses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182672