

Zoonosis: People and Pets
Because of the dual nature of my medical communications consulting work (people and animals), I tend to come across "Zoonosis" topics, every so often. And at a recent educational visit to an animal clinic, the topic of “zoonotic” infections was top-of-mind. The term refers to diseases that can cross over and transmit from animals to humans. Lyme infection in ticks is a well known example of a zoonotic disease that goes from bugs to people. Candidiasis in dogs is another. Micr