Covid zoonosis

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What is zoonosis?

                       Zoonosis or zoonotic disease which are caused by germs ( bacteria, virus, fungus etc) that spread between people and animals.
Eg : Rabies, bird flu, swine flu etc.

Covid 19 disease :

                     Covid 19 or corona virus is a contagious respiratory disease caused by sars cov-2 ( severe acute respiratory syndrome). It was first identified in the month of December 2019 in wuhan, china. So the disease got the name of covid 19 as it was discovered in the year of 2019.

Route of transmission :

                 Droplets ( coughing, sneezing)
                 Nasal discharges
                 Conjunctival discharges etc

Animal to human transmission :

                Evidence of animal playing significant role in spread of covid to people. Based on information available, the risk of animal spreading covid 19 to people is very low. However, because all animals can carry germs that can make people sick, it is always a good idea that practice healthy habits around the pets.
 Eg :Washing hands regularly after handling of pets. 
        Practice good hygiene and clean regularly
       Take the dog to the veterinarian incase of any symptoms.
                       The 1st case of covid 19 in animals are reported from bronx zoo in tiger in Newyork.

                      In the recent fact (may 2021) that 8 lions in nehru zoological park of Hyderabad tested positive.

                    We know that companion animals are at more risk but we don't know exactly that all of the animals can get infected.
                   A small number of pet dogs and cats have been reported to be infected with SARS COV 2 virus in several countries.

Research on animals and covid 19 :

               Recent experimental research shows that many mammals including dogs, cats, ferrets, fruit bats, mink, pigs, rabbits, white tailed deer can get infected with Covid 19 virus.
            Cats, ferrets, fruit bats, hamster and white tailed transmit's the infection to the animals of same species in the laboratory. 

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