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: July 29, 2022




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.

These diseases, such as the “avian flu”, malaria, bilharzia, rabies, the neurological “mad-cow” disease, and recently the coronavirus (COVID-19), originate from animals. And humans are infected with them from these animals. Combating microbes shows that these almost uncurable diseases arise from the entry of the microbes into the human body. The complications caused, in many cases due to a failure of the immune system, are a source of concern. To this day, the Ahoshi race has managed to maintain its existence. But the microbial talent of rapid genetic changes and the creation of mutations. The complexities of the human immune system. They are a significant challenge to the laws and the developers of drugs, vaccines, and other drugs. Only the unification of forces and the transfer of knowledge between the people of Eden can overcome these attacks of the various microbes. But even these days, diseases such as the flu, malaria, and mad cow disease remain, with only partial solutions.

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

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