, sand flies, ticks, etc.) or through the consumption of food contaminated by microorganisms or their toxins (toxins).
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The type of pathogens (or zoonotic agents) that can be transmitted between animals and humans includes: bacteria, parasites, fungi, viruses and other biological entities capable of giving rise to zoonoses (eg prions). In humans, these infectious diseases can give rise to clinical pictures of varying severity.
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), there are over 200 known zoonotic diseases and the research carried out indicates that 6 out of 10 cases of infectious disease reported each year have zoonotic origin, ie they are transmitted by animals.
