zoonoticadjective
uk/ˌzuː.əˈnɒt.ɪk//ˌzuː.əˈnɑː.t̬ɪk/specializedused to refer to a disease that can spread from animals to humans:
Rabies is perhaps the best-known and most feared of all zoonotic diseases.
The source of these infections is unknown, but zoonotic transmission from pigs has been suggested.