#zoonosis an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
supertype: animal_disease a disease that typically does not affect human beings
subtype: actinomycosis__actinomycosi disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
subtype: cervicofacial_actinomycosis__cervicofacialactinomycosi__lumpy_jaw__lumpyjaw the commonest and least severe form of actinomycosis; affects the face and neck regions
subtype: thoracic_actinomycosis a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest
subtype: abdominal_actinomycosis__abdominalactinomycosi a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen
subtype: anthrax__splenic_fever__splenicfever a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
subtype: brucellosis__contagious_abortion__Bang's_disease an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings
subtype: glanders a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans
subtype: Lyme_disease__Lyme_arthritis an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick
subtype: Marburg_disease__Marburg-ebola_disease__green_monkey_disease a viral disease of green monkeys; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness
subtype: rabies__hydrophobia__madness an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
subtype: swamp_fever__swampfever__leptospirosis__leptospirosi an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
subtype: canicola_fever an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice
subtype: Weil's_disease a severe form of leptospirosis in human beings
subtype: tularemia__tularaemia__rabbit_fever__deer_fly_fever__yatobyo disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
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