zoonotic illness | zoonotic illnesses | zoönoses | zoonotic diseases

person-to-person transmission | person-to-person spread of disease | human-to-human transmission

on the prevention and control of animal diseases which are transmissible among animals or to humans

7. Calls on the Commission and the UN to ensure that the post-2015 development framework recognises and implements the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, as a fundamental human right and includes targets for access to quality, affordable, accessible and acceptable health services, care and information throughout people’s lives; takes the view that this should include: access to contraceptives, especially for unmarried and young women; prevention, support and treatment in relation to unsafe abortions, HIV and other sexually transmitted ...[+++]infections, and gender-based violence; pre-natal and postpartum care and services; and confidential and accessible services for young people;

To minimise the risk of infection and prevent transmission of disease when transplanting human tissues and cells, the directive lays down quality and safety standards.

pathogens that cause animal diseases; for the purpose of this Regulation, animal disease means the occurrence of infections and infestations in animals, caused by one or more pathogens transmissible to animals or to humans.