Anthroponotic disease

An anthroponotic disease, or anthroponosis, is an infectious disease in which a disease causing agent carried by humans is transferred to other animals.[1] It may cause the same disease or a different disease in other animals.

The reverse situation, a disease transmitted from animals to humans, is known as zoonotic.

It can also be defined as a human-to-human infection with no animal vector.[2]

Leishmaniasis is an example of a condition with both zoonotic and anthroponotic forms.[3]

References

  1. ^ Miller, Lila; Hurley, Kate (2009-08-24). Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 349–. ISBN 9780813813790. http://books.google.com/books?id=Q228yywFP-0C&pg=PA349. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Health, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Climate, Ecosystems, Infectious Disease, and Human (2001-06-15). Under the weather: climate, ecosystems, and infectious disease. National Academies Press. pp. 30–. ISBN 9780309072786. http://books.google.com/books?id=ONO42zYIEn0C&pg=PA30. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  3. ^ Connolly, M. A.; Organization, World Health (2005). Communicable disease control in emergencies: a field manual. World Health Organization. pp. 152–. ISBN 9789241546164. http://books.google.com/books?id=iLRA-5VTkZIC&pg=PA152. Retrieved 21 August 2011.