noun
- a disease that is transmitted from human to human, or a disease that affects only humans
Usage: medical/scientific term; also called anthroponotic disease
Examples
- Measles is an anthroponosis that spreads readily among unvaccinated populations.
- The study focused on anthroponosis transmission in urban settings.
- Unlike zoonoses, anthroponosis diseases cannot be acquired from animals.
- Public health officials track anthroponosis outbreaks to prevent epidemics.
- Smallpox was a devastating anthroponosis before its eradication.