My previous post described the oldest, most well- known pandemic, the Plague. This was an example of a zoonotic bacterial disease with an insect intermediary (the flea). Any disease that originates in animals and successfully crosses the species barrier to infect humans is called a zoonosis/ zoonotic disease. These diseases can be due to bacteria,Continue reading “A TALE OF MANY PANDEMICS – PART 2: ZOONOTIC VIRUSES”
The Very Curious Biochemist 