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- 12:40, 18 May 2026 Zoonosis (hist | edit) [15,018 bytes] Bosmana fem (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Zoonosis == '''Zoonosis''' (plural: '''zoonoses''') refers to any infectious disease that naturally transmits from animals to humans. The term derives from the Greek words ''zoon'' (animal) and ''nosos'' (disease). Zoonotic diseases represent a major public health burden globally, with approximately 75% of emerging infectious diseases being zoonotic in origin.<ref>Jones, K. E., Patel, N. G., Levy, M. A., et al. (2008). Global trends in emerging infectious diseases. N...")
- 12:19, 18 May 2026 Transmissibility (hist | edit) [11,034 bytes] Bosmana fem (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= Infectiousness / Transmissibility = ==Definition== Infectiousness (or transmissibility) refers to the ability of a pathogen or infectious agent to spread from an infected person to others. It quantifies how readily a disease is transmitted within a population and is a fundamental parameter in epidemiological modeling and disease control strategy. Infectiousness is distinct from pathogenicity (the capacity to cause disease) and virulence (the severity of disease caused)...")