IMMUNOLOGY

IMMUNE RESPONSE

CLASSICAL ALTERNATE AND LECTIN PATHWAYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Diseases that can be transmitted to humans from animals are called
A
Human diseases
B
Animal diseases
C
Pathogenetic disease transfer
D
Zoonotic diseases
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A zoonosis is an infectious disease that has jumped from a non-human animal to humans. Zoonotic pathogens may be bacterial, viral or parasitic, or may involve unconventional agents and can spread to humans through direct contact or through food, water or the environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of infections which can be transmitted from humans to animals (sometimes called ‘reverse zoonoses’) include: tuberculosis, and antibiotic resistant bacterial infections (e.g., methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA).

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