Zoonotic Zoo

zoonosis noun
/zō-on-ne-sis/ or /zō-uh-nō-sis/
: an infection or disease that is transmissible from animals to humans under natural conditions

Merriam-Webster

zoonoses plural
/zō-on-ne-sēz/
/zō-uh-nō-sēz/

zoonotic adjective
/zō-uh-not-ick/

Merriam-Webster

Scientists estimate that more than 6 out of every 10 known infectious diseases in people can be spread from animals, and 3 out of every 4 new or emerging infectious diseases in people come from animals.

CDC

The use of antibiotics in animals raised for food is widespread and increases the potential for drug-resistant strains of zoonotic pathogens capable of spreading quickly in animal and human populations.

WHO

Urbanization and the destruction of natural habitats increase the risk of zoonotic diseases by increasing contact between humans and wild animals.

WHO