BIO 448 ZOONOSES
BIO 448 (3): ZOONOSES (Infectious Diseases Transmissible from Animals to Humans). Zoonoses are diseases that can be spread from animals to humans under natural conditions. These diseases can include any type of organism, for example, viruses, bacteria, parasites, and prions. Zoonotic diseases may be spread directly from animals to people, or indirectly through the environment or vectors such as ticks, mosquitoes, flies, etc. They may confront veterinarians as well as general practitioners, pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, and microbiologists with special diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Many of our biology students intend to pursue a medical or veterinary career. Our goal is to integrate all the biology core concepts together by using zoonoses as backbone, student will be better prepared when they move into the next stage of learning.