World Zoonoses Day 2023: History, Significance, Quotes, Quiz

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Have you ever heard about Zoonoses? World Zoonoses Day is observed around the world on 6^th July. For those who are not familiar with the term, Zoonoses or Zoonosis is a disease that is infectious and caused by a pathogen. The disease can spread from an infectious agent like Bacteria, parasites and viruses etc. It can spread from vertebrate animals to humans or vice versa. Salmonellosis and Ebola are Zoonoses that rapidly spread in the early stages of the 20th century. It can spread through direct contact with vertebrates, vector-borne or food borne contact. When Louis Pasture was successful in finding a vaccine against Rabies Virus, a zoonotic disease, World Zoonoses Day is observed to commemorate his success. Read below to know more about World Zoonoses Day 2023 theme and other information.

World Zoonoses Day 2023: Date

The World Zoonoses Dat 2023 date is 6^th July. Let us take a look at the history, significance, causes, list of diseases and important quotes on World Zoonoses Day.

History and Significance of Zoonoses Day 2023

The word Zoonoses is of Greek origin. ‘Zoon’ means animal and ‘Noses’ means sickness. Humans have a very long history with animals. Be it for hunting or keep them as pets. In the earlier periods, the spread of diseases of epidemics was not so frequent. But in the recent times, population explosion and easy reach of people has paved a way for diseases and epidemics to spread in a faster pace. Most of the modern diseases began as zoonotic diseases, for example – measles, small pox and influenza etc. On 6^th July, World Zoonoses Day is observed all over the world since 1885. The main motive of this day is to raise awareness of the risks of Zoonotic diseases.

The zoonotic diseases spread very rapidly. That is the main reason why awareness is needed to be spread. People need to know the history and causes of the disease to be aware of its dangers. Humans come in contact with cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, dogs etc. in their routine life. People or the veterinary professionals are often unaware of the infections the animal could be carrying. People need to educate themselves of the safety measures one has to undertake in such situations.

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List of Zoonotic Diseases

Disease	Pathogen	Animals Involved	Mode of Transmission
African sleeping sickness	Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense	Range of wild animals and domestic livestock	Bite of the tsetse fly
Angiostrongyliasis	Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Angiostrongylus costaricensis	rats, cotton rats	Eating raw or under cooked snails,
Anisakiasis	Anisakis	marine animals	undercooked fish squid contaminated with eggs
Anthrax	Bacillus anthracis	cattle, sheep, goats, camels	inhalation or skin contact of spores
Babesiosis	Babesia spp.	mice, other animals	tick bite
Baylisascariasis	Baylisascaris procyonis	raccoons	ingestion of eggs in feces
Barmah Forest fever	Barmah Forest virus	kangaroos, wallabies, opossums	mosquito bite
Bird flu	Influenza A virus subtype H5N1	wild birds	close contact
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy	Prions	cattle	eating infected meat
Brucellosis	Brucella spp.	cattle, goats, pigs, sheep	Consuming infected meat
Bubonic plague, Pneumonic plague, Septicemic plague, Sylvatic plague	Yersinia pestis	Rabbits rodents, ferrets,	flea bite
Capillariasis	Capillaria spp.	rodents, birds	eating raw or undercooked fish
Cat-scratch disease	Bartonella henselae	cats	bites or scratches from infected cats
Chagas disease	Trypanosoma cruzi	armadillos,	Contact of mucosae
Clamydiosis / Enzootic abortion	Chlamydophila abortus	sheep	contact with postpartum ewes
COVID-19	severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)	suspected – bats, felines	respiratory transmission
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease	PrPvCJD	cattle	Eating meat with Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever	Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus	cattle, goats, sheep, birds	tick bite, contact with bodily fluids
Cryptococcosis	Cryptococcus neoformans	pigeons	inhaling fungi
Cryptosporidiosis	Cryptosporidium spp.	deer, sheep, goats, rabbits,	ingesting cysts from water contaminated with excretion
Cysticercosis and taeniasis	Taenia solium, Taenia asiatica, Taenia saginata	commonly – pigs and cattle	food contaminated with the tapeworm eggs
Dirofilariasis	Dirofilaria spp.	dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals	mosquito bite
Eastern equine encephalitis,	Eastern equine encephalitis virus,	horses, donkeys, zebras, birds	mosquito bite
Ebola virus disease	Ebola virus spp.	chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans	through body fluids and organs
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Dengue fever	Varies – commonly viruses	camels, rabbits, hares,	infection takes place with direct contact of infected animals
Echinococcosis	Echinococcus spp.	jackals, wolves, pigs, rodents	infective eggs from contaminated food
Fasciolosis	Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica	sheep, cattle, buffaloes	ingesting contaminated plants
Foodborne illnesses	Campylobacter spp.	cattle, poultry	raw or undercooked food
Giardiasis	Giardia lamblia	raccoons, sheep, dogs, cats	ingesting spores and cysts in food
Glanders	Burkholderia mallei.	horses, donkeys	direct contact
Gnathostomiasis	Gnathostoma spp.	cats, lions	raw or undercooked fish or meat
Hantavirus	Hantavirus spp.	deer mice, cotton rats	exposure to feces, urine, saliva
Henipavirus	Henipavirus spp.	horses, bats	exposure to feces, urine
Histoplasmosis	Histoplasma capsulatum	birds, bats	inhaling fungi in guano
HIV	SIV Simian immunodeficiency virus	Non-human primates	Blood
Japanese encephalitis	Japanese encephalitis virus	pigs, water birds	mosquito bite
Kyasanur Forest disease	Kyasanur Forest disease virus	rodents, shrews, bats, monkeys	tick bite
La Crosse encephalitis	La Crosse virus	chipmunks, tree squirrels	mosquito bite
Leishmaniasis	Leishmania spp.	dogs, rodents	sand fly bite
Leprosy	Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepromatosis	armadillos, monkeys	Uncooked meat consumption.
Leptospirosis	Leptospira interrogans	raccoons, dogs	contact with urine of infected animals
Lassa fever	Lassa fever virus	rodents	exposure to rodents
Lyme disease	Borrelia burgdorferi	deer, wolves, rabbits, hares	tick bite
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis	Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus	rodents	exposure to urine, feces, or saliva
Melioidosis	Burkholderia pseudomallei	various animals	Touching contaminated soil
Microsporidiosis	Encephalitozoon cuniculi	Rabbits, dogs, other mammals	ingestion of spores
Middle East respiratory syndrome	MERS coronavirus	bats, camels	close contact
Monkeypox	Monkeypox virus	rodents, primates	contact with infected rodents,
Nipah virus infection	Nipah virus (NiV)	bats, pigs	contact with infected bats, infected pigs
Orf	Orf virus	goats, sheep	close contact
Psittacosis	Chlamydophila psittaci	bird species	contact with bird droplets
Q fever	Coxiella burnetii	dogs and cats	inhalation of spores
Rabies	Rabies virus	foxes, skunks,	through saliva by biting, or through scratches from an infected animal
Rat-bite fever	Streptobacillus moniliformis, Spirillum minus	rats, mice	bites of rats urine and mucus secretions
Rift Valley fever	Phlebovirus	livestock, buffaloes, camels	mosquito bite, breathing around butchered animals
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	Rickettsia rickettsii	dogs, rodents	tick bite
Ross River fever	Ross River virus	kangaroos, birds,	mosquito bite
Saint Louis encephalitis	Saint Louis encephalitis virus	birds	mosquito bite
Severe acute respiratory syndrome	SARS coronavirus	bats, civets	close contact, respiratory droplets
Smallpox	Variola virus	Possible Monkeys or horses	Spreads from person to person quickly
Swine influenza	A new strain of the influenza virus in pigs	pigs	close contact
Taenia crassiceps infection	Taenia crassiceps	Wolves jackals	contact with soil contaminated with feces
Toxocariasis	Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati	dogs, foxes, cats	fresh or unwashed vegetables undercooked meat
Toxoplasmosis	Toxoplasma gondii	cats, livestock, poultry	exposure to cat feces, organ transplantation, blood transfusion, contaminated soil,
Trichinosis	Trichinella spp.	pigs, horses, walruses, dogs	consuming undercooked meat
Tuberculosis	Mycobacterium bovis	infected cattle, deer, llamas, pigs	milk, exhaled air, sputum, urine
Tularemia	Francisella tularensis	lagomorphs birds	ticks, deer flies, mosquitoes
West Nile fever	Flavivirus	birds, horses	mosquito bite
Zika fever	Zika virus	chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans,	mosquito bite, sexual intercourse,

World Zoonoses Day 2023 Quotes

Michael G Cordingley quoted “The accelerating pace of zoonotic transmission of novel viruses into humans is attributable to anthropogenic epidemiologic factors. Only behavior modification or medical management of this future health burden will minimize the risks of future zoonoses for human populations.”
Manage food properly by cooking it well and then storing it safely to avoid zoonotic diseases.

World Zoonoses Day 2023 Quiz

Q1. What is a zoonotic disease?

A disease caused by bacteria
A disease caused by a virus
A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans
A disease that can be transmitted from humans to animals

A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans

Q2. Which of the following organizations is dedicated to the prevention of zoonotic diseases?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
All of the above

All of the above

Q3. Which of the following is a common symptom of zoonotic diseases?

Fever
Headache
Fatigue
All of the above

All of the above

Q4. Which of the following animals is a common carrier of the hantavirus?

Deer
Rats
Squirrels
Snakes

Rats

Q5. How can zoonotic diseases be transmitted from animals to humans?

Through direct contact with an infected animal
Through consumption of contaminated food or water
Through insect bites
All of the above

All of the above

Q6. Which of the following is NOT a zoonotic disease?

Rabies
Anthrax
Diabetes
Lyme disease

Diabetes

Q7. Which of the following is NOT a preventive measure for zoonotic diseases?

Vaccination of pets and livestock
Proper hand hygiene
Wearing gloves while handling animals
Using antibiotics for all animal infections

Using antibiotics for all animal infections

Q8 Which of the following is a common preventive measure for tick-borne zoonotic diseases?

Wearing long-sleeved clothing
Using insect repellent
Checking for ticks after spending time outdoors
All of the above

All of the above

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