Day: April 24, 2020

DNA Day 2020: Understanding Zoonotic Diseases in the Era of COVID 19

Let’s start with the most basic question, what is a zoonotic disease? I would define a zoonotic disease as a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Those animals can include, both large, and small mammals, and also birds. Over 60% of known human diseases originated in animals (WHO, 2018). While it has […]

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