Diseases From Animals -- Next?

Here are some of the diseases that have been transmitted to humans from animals:

- COVID-19: Caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, likely to have originated in bats, intermediate animals include pangolins or cats.

- Ebola: Caused by the Ebola virus, originates from bats.

- HIV: Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), transmitted to humans from chimpanzees or monkeys.

- Malaria: Caused by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, the parasite that causes malaria probably evolved from parasites that infected birds.

- Rabies: Transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mammals, most often dogs.

- SARS: Caused by the SARS-CoV virus, likely originated in bats, may have been transmitted to humans through civets.

- Tuberculosis: Caused by bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, transmitted through the air by infected people or animals, most commonly cattle.

- West Nile virus: Transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, birds are the natural reservoir.

- Influenza (seasonal flu): Transmitted to humans by infected birds, pigs, and horses.

- Zoonoses: Zoonoses are diseases or infections that are naturally transmissible from animals to humans, caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi. Notable examples include anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, salmonellosis, and tularemia.

- African swine fever: A viral disease that affects domestic and wild pigs, originated from African wild suids (warthogs and bushpigs).

- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease): A fatal neurodegenerative disease in cattle, transmitted to humans as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).

It's important to note that not all diseases that originate from animals are easily transmissible to humans. The potential for transmission and risk to public health depend on various factors such as the specific pathogen, its characteristics, and the interaction between humans and animals. Continuous monitoring and research are crucial to understand the risks and prevent or control the transmission of diseases between animals and humans.