zo·on·o·sis
noun/ˌzuːəˈnəʊsɪs/, /ˌzəʊəˈnəʊsɪs/, /ˌzuːˈnəʊsɪs/
/ˌzuːəˈnəʊsɪs/, /zəʊəˈnəʊsɪs/, /ˌzuːˈnəʊsɪs/
(plural zoonoses
(specialist)/ˌzuːəˈnəʊsiːz/, /ˌzəʊəˈnəʊsiːz/, /ˌzuːˈnəʊsiːz/
/ˌzuːəˈnəʊsiːz/, /zəʊəˈnəʊsiːz/, /ˌzuːˈnəʊsiːz/
)- a disease that can be spread from animals to humans
一种可以从动物传播给人类的疾病 - The disease emerged as a zoonosis but then mutated into a human-only strain.
这种疾病最初是一种人畜共患疾病，但随后突变为一种仅限人类的病毒株。
Word OriginLate 19th century: from zoo- ‘of animals’ + Greek nosos ‘disease’. - The disease emerged as a zoonosis but then mutated into a human-only strain.