Seemingly cute neighbor -- Prevention of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (Life's Great Wall -- Public Health Emergencies...) (Includes CD-ROM)

Author: Jin Ronghua
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Historically, zoonotic diseases have brought devastating disasters to both humans and animals. Typhus nearly destroyed the entire city of Athens, and several European plague outbreaks caused over 100 million deaths. Over 200 known zoonotic diseases, such as anthrax, malaria, and hemorrhagic fever, can cause widespread panic. In recent years, zoonotic diseases continue to break out frequently, and illnesses strike us through various channels: mad cow disease occurs intermittently in Europe; monkeypox is discovered in the United States; after a poultry farm in South Korea was found to have avian influenza, 610,000 chickens and ducks were slaughtered, followed by frequent reports of avian influenza in Asia. It seems that humanity is facing a major challenge from the microbial world. These diseases share a common feature—they are zoonotic, meaning they can infect both animals and humans. This booklet introduces common zoonotic diseases. We hope that through these interesting stories, readers will gain a preliminary understanding of zoonotic diseases.