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| alteration of the state of the body or some of its parts which interrupts the proper performance of bodily functions |
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| objective evidence, manifestations of disease apparent to an observer |
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| any change in the body or its function as perceived by the patient - may ONLY BE PERCEIVED by the PATIENT |
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| presence of microorganisms in the body |
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| Presence and REPLICATION of microorganisms in the body wich may cause tissue injury or disease |
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| transmitted from one animal to another |
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| not transmitted to other animals |
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| transmitted from animal to human or human to animal |
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| affects animal EXTREMELY RAPIDLY, often animal is dead before clinical signs are seen (ex. Yew poisoning) |
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| arises w/in a few hours and is resolved within days or a few weeks (ex. milk fever, panleukopenia, parvovirus) |
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| development of clinical signs take 1-3 weeks (ex. intestinal obstuction) |
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| insidious onset - weeks, months, or years; often cannot pinpoint exactly when the animal became ill (ex. hip dysplasia) |
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| just ADR, not feeling well, self corrects in a few days. May become a latent infection/carrier |
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| the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease, ability to grow and thrive in the environment provided by the host |
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| bacterial enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid and makes it more liquid allowing the microorganisms to spread more easily |
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| the "glue" between animal tissues, is broken down by the bacterial enzyme hyaluronidase |
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| bacterial enzyme produced by Staphyloccoci which lyses fibrin |
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| a hemolysin produced by Streptococci |
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| an enzyme (such as streptolysin) that breaks down red blood cells |
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| a beta lactamase which breaks down penicillin |
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| common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms which are exposed to oxygen, where it functions to catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. |
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| enzyme that coagulates plasma so bacteria can coat itself in fibrin |
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| toxins produced by bacterial cells that are released when the bacteria die, component of gram negative bacterial cell wall |
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| true toxins, produced and released (excreted) by plants, animals, and bacteria |
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| a type of protein produced by cells exposed to a virus, bacteria, antigens, etc that has the ability to inhibit viral replication |
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| a fever-causing substance, from the infections agent or from host body cells |
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| Five Signs of Inflammation |
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| heat (calor), redness (rubor), swelling (tumor), pain (dolor), loss of function |
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