{"id":97323,"date":"2020-07-10T07:45:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T07:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=97323"},"modified":"2020-07-10T07:45:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T07:45:09","slug":"zoonotic-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/zoonotic-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"zoonotic disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question:Consider the following with respect to zoonotic disease:<\/strong><br>(1) It is a disease that passes into the human population from an animal source directly or through an intermediary species.<br>(2) It can be bacterial, viral but not parasitic in nature.<br><strong>Which is\/are correct?<\/strong><br>(a) 1 only<br>(b) 2 only<br>(c) Both 1 and 2<br>(d) None of these<br><strong>Answer : (a)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Context:<\/strong><\/li><li>United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute(ILRI) has released a report titled \u201cPreventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aim:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report focuses on the context and nature of potential future zoonotic disease outbreaks during the Covid-19 pandemic by identifying the anthropogenic (changes in environment due to human activity) factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anthropogenic Factors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<strong>a)\u00a0<\/strong>Increased Use of Wildlife\u00a0<strong>b)\u00a0<\/strong>Changes in Food Supply Chains\u00a0<strong>c)\u00a0<\/strong>Increased Demand for Animal Protein\u00a0<strong>d)\u00a0<\/strong>Intense and Unsustainable Farming and\u00a0<strong>e)\u00a0<\/strong>Use of Antimicrobials in farm settings contributing to the burden of antimicrobial resistance(AMR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zoonoses or Zoonotic Disease:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a disease that passes into the human population from an animal source directly or through an intermediary species.<\/li><li>Zoonotic infections can be bacterial, viral or parasitic in nature, with animals playing a vital role in maintaining such infections.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Examples<\/strong>&nbsp;of zoonoses include HIV-AIDS, Ebola, Malaria, and the current Covid-19 disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UNEP:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It was founded by the UN General Assembly as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Conference) in 1972.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reports:&nbsp;<\/strong>Emission Gap Report, Global Environment Outlook among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Headquarters<\/strong>: Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/resources\/report\/preventing-future-zoonotic-disease-outbreaks-protecting-environment-animals-and\">https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/resources\/report\/preventing-future-zoonotic-disease-outbreaks-protecting-environment-animals-and<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question:Consider the following with respect to zoonotic disease:(1) It is a disease that passes into the human population from an animal source directly or through an intermediary species.(2) It can be bacterial, viral but not parasitic in nature.Which is\/are correct?(a) 1 only(b) 2 only(c) Both 1 and 2(d) None of theseAnswer : (a) Context: United 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