1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,080 SILENCE 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:10,040 TRANQUIL MUSIC 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:14,480 VOICE-OVER: Animals may carry bacteria, viruses and parasites. 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,360 Some of these micro-organisms can be transferred from animals to people 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:23,680 and may cause diseases. Such diseases are called zoonoses. 6 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:29,280 People can come into contact with pathogens from animals in different ways. 7 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,120 Via food, 8 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,160 direct contact 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:34,800 or the environment. 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,320 They can also be transmitted through little creatures, 11 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:39,600 such as ticks and mosquitoes, 12 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,720 that can transfer diseases from an animal to a human. 13 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:45,880 These are known as vectors. 14 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:51,080 Proper hygiene can often prevent people from catching a zoonosis. 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:56,160 Make sure you prepare meat and other raw products in a suitable manner. 16 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,760 Always wash your hands after direct contact with animals. 17 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:03,720 And check yourself for ticks when you have been in the countryside.