The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a zoonosis as "an infectious disease that has jumped from a non-human animal to humans."
'Zoonosis' refers to any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from: (i) human to human (ii) animal to human (iii) animal to animal (iv) bird to animal Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2022 · Topic: Ecology (Population Ecology: Characteristics and Interactions)
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