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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

It's not me, honest. I wish we had no need for such a word.

zoonotic adjective

Of, or relating to zoonosis.

Of or relating to or constituting zoonosis.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonosis A zoonosis (/zoʊˈɒnəsɪs, ˌzoʊəˈnoʊsɪs/ ⓘ;[1] plural zoonoses) or zoonotic disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion) that can jump from a non-human (usually a vertebrate) to a human and vice versa.[1][2][3]