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caused by living agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that invade the body causing illness; can be spread to other animals.
Ex: Feline upper respiratory infections |
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caused by living agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that invade the body causing illness; can be spread to other animals.
Ex: Feline upper respiratory infections |
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Not spread to other animals but cause other illness or symptoms in host animal.
Ex: Kidney disease |
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| Diseases transmitted directly or indirectly from an infected animal to a healthy animal; infectious diseases are usually contagious |
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diseases spread from animals to humans or vice versa.
Ex: Rabies |
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| CONGENITAL DISEASE / CONDITION |
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a disease/condition persent at birth.
Ex: cleft palate |
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| A living organism (flea, tick, mosquito) that transmits disease |
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| inanimate objects (bowels, blankets, door knob, shoes) that provide a means of infectious disease tansmission |
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animals that harbor contagious disease without showing clinical signs.
Ex: Feline Aids |
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process of identifyng or determining the cause or nature of a disease or condition
Ex: Dr. says the dog has a fractured femur bone |
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prediction of the probable casue of a disease or condition and the probability of recovery.
Ex: Dr says, "with surgery the dog with the fractured femur will make a full recovery" |
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| The number of sick animals within a given group/ herd |
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| the number of animals that die from disease in a given group/herd |
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| examination of a dead animal body by a veterinarian; an autopsy of an animal |
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disease causing organism
Ex: AIDS |
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Disease with a short duration
Ex: flu |
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disease with a long duration
Ex: arthritis |
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| does not develop full-scale clinical signs |
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Disease or condition is confines to a small area on the body
Ex: ringworm; poison ivy |
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| diseases that affect the whole body or a large part of the body |
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