Before revision: Diseases that spread between animals and humans such as certain strains of the flu, salmonellosis, West Nile virus, the plague, coronaviruses (severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)), rabies, brucellosis, malaria, HIV, avian influenza, Lyme disease, Nipah virus, and other emerging infectious diseases are among the few human diseases prevalent in the United States that have are connected to the environment or animal health.
After revision: Diseases that spread between animals and humans such as certain strains of the flu, salmonellosis, West Nile virus, the plague, coronaviruses (severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)), rabies, brucellosis, malaria, HIV, avian influenza, Lyme disease, Nipah virus, and other emerging infectious diseases are among the few human diseases known to be connected to the environment or animal health.