WAEC Animal Husbandry 2022 Question 40

Question 40

Animal Diseases

Zoonotic disease is

  1. A.a disease that cannot be controlled by vaccination.
  2. B.a human disease that cannot infect animals.
  3. C.an animal disease that can infect humans.
  4. D.a farm animal disease that has no cure.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (an animal disease that can infect humans.)

Explanation

Zoonoses, such as rabies, anthrax and tuberculosis, pass from animals to humans.