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What is it called when a disease can affect plants and animals and can cause them to struggle to survive?

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A disease that can affect both plants and animals, and cause them to struggle to survive, is called a "zoonotic disease" or a "zoonosis".

However, if the disease specifically affects plants and animals in agriculture, it may be referred to as a "crop disease" or an "animal disease".
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