Home › Words › Z › zooprophylaxiszooprophylaxiszooprophylaxis means the use of animals (such as cattle) to divert disease-carrying insects such as mosquitos from humans.EtymologyFrom zoo- + prophylaxis.nounThe use of animals (such as cattle) to divert disease-carrying insects such as mosquitos from humans.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.zootherapy 60% match — The use of living animals for medical treatment or as an adjunct to medical diagnosis. vs zooprophylaxis →homeoprophylaxis 58% match — The use of homeopathy to prevent disease. vs zooprophylaxis →anthropozoonosis 56% match — Any pathogen that is transmitted from animals to humans. Specifically, it refers to infections that primarily affect animals but can be naturally transmitted to humans. vs zooprophylaxis →zooanthroponosis 56% match — The transmission of disease from humans to animals. Specifically it refers to diseases that are primary infections of humans but which can be naturally transmitted to animals. Examples include tuberculosis and human metapneumovirus. vs zooprophylaxis →immunoprophylaxis 56% match — The prevention of disease by administration of vaccines. vs zooprophylaxis →metaphylaxis 55% match — Mass medication of a group of animals, in advance of an expected outbreak of disease. vs zooprophylaxis →zoosanitation 54% match — The maintenance and verification of the health of animals, especially in terms of quarantine requirements. vs zooprophylaxis →epizoology 53% match — epizootiology vs zooprophylaxis →