EC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Guest Editorial Volume 10 Issue 8 - 2022

Zoonotic Diseases and the Species Barrier

Shimon Shatzmiller*, Galina Zats, Ludmila Buzhansky, Inbal Lapidot and Rami Krieger

Department of Biological Chemistry, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel

*Corresponding Author: Shimon Shatzmiller, Department of Biological Chemistry, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Received: July 29, 2022; Published:




Many diseases are transmitted from different animals and other living organisms to humans, including worms, fungi, mammals and reptiles. These are mainly diseases that result from the attack of various microbes on the human body. However, many diseases in animals and plants are not transmitted to humans.

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Shimon Shatzmiller., et al. Zoonotic Diseases and the Species Barrier. EC Pharmacology and Toxicology 10.8 (2022): 44-48.

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