zoonotic

今日も Reader's　Digest 9月号の記事 "Do You Kiss Your Dog?" からの引用です。

Pet owners are shameless when it comes to showering their for babies with affection. A recent survey revealed that 61% of dog owners admit to kissing their dogs on the mouth. All this despite the possibility of zoonotic (animal-to-human) diseases, including pasteurella, which can result in skin inflammation and joint infections; salmonella (stomach cramps, fever) and E. coli (diarrhea, bloodstream infections).

"zoonotic" は後に "(animal-to-human) diseases" とあるので動物から人に伝染する病気の形容詞形と分かりますが、辞書で確認します。

・Oxford English Dictionary: a disease that can be spread from animals to humans: The disease emerged as a zoonosis but then mutated into a human-only strain.
・Collins Dictionary: of or relating to zoonosis: The new coronavirus is also a zoonotic disease.

"zoonosis" が "zoonotic" の名詞形ですね。

・Oxford English Dictionary: a disease that can be spread from animals to humans: The disease emerged as a zoonosis but then mutated into a human-only strain.
・Collins Dictionary: a disease that can be transmitted to people by vertebrate animals: The disease is classified as a zoonosis, which means that humans can be infected.