There are over 30 of them, some of the well well known ones including MRSA, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, malaria, ringworm, rabies, salmonella, lyme disease, West Should humans take any extra measures to protect against these "zoonotic illnesses"? Well, yes and no. Of the 1415 pathogens known to affect humans, 61% are zoonotic.
Dogs; chimps; goats; geese; monkeys; horses; sheep; and ticks. Most any animal we encounter is capable of spreading something to us if it is infected with a "zoonotic" illness. MSRA alone accounts for 90,000 cases and 18,000 deaths in the United States every year.
But when one of these bacteria turns into an epidemic or a pandemic, like the bubonic plague , then, of course, there is a cause for worry.
An epidemic is a disease that is affecting more people than usual. While a pandemic is one that affects many more, and usually spreads, globally across regions.
This may or may not include avoiding certain animals, because animals can and do present themselves as a possible threat to humans. Many of the same afflictions that we suffer from, they suffer from. And, keeping an awareness of the possible threats is often our best defense against probable destructive illnesses.
While not all animals show signs that they are carriers While you are avoiding an animal, you can not have an animal. The most obvious ones will present themselves. While, with the ones that are not as obvious, there is not much one can do, besides from raising the problem, it should unfortunately turn into an illness.
