Zoonotic diseases are those transferred from animals to humans. For ages humans have domesticated animals that were once wild and turned them into household pets. Those animals run wild outside and explore different areas and are capable of picking up random diseases then being a carrier of those diseases and transferring them to the human population. We also see this with other animals that aren’t pets. Animals like cows, pigs, chickens, etc. are possible animals that can transfer disease to people. They are very important to our lives because we count on them to provide our food and sources of nutrients as we go with our everyday lives. Finally it isn’t just domesticated animals and the ones we eat that can spread diseases to people. Every animal has the potential to spread diseases to humans. Things like spillover have caused for the human race to infiltrate animals living conditions and homes causing more interaction with all animals so we have seen a rise in infections because of that. Whether we domesticated them or just happen to run into one a path humans and animals must cohabitate on earth, so things like the transmission of disease is going to happen because of different ecosystems and lifestyles.
An example of a zoonotic disease is Zika. The Zika virus is transferred mainly through mosquitos (Aedes Species) to people. It is seen in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. But can travel across the globe due to mosquitos having the ability to fly anywhere. It is also very dangerous because you don’t always notice mosquitos until it to late and you had already been bitten. Then if one person gets bit and contracts the disease it is deadly because it can spread through sex, blood transfusions and from a mother to her child during birth. It is truly amazing at how such a small insect can carry such a large and deadly disease and that is a great example of how diseases spreads from animals.
