Common diseases, disorder their treatments and preventions

Question 1

Pathogenic organisms

Answer 1

• Bacteria
  -Virus
• Fungi
• Parasite
• protozoa

Question 2

Types of Bacteria

Answer 2

• E-coli
  -Salmonella
• pneumonia
• anthrax

Question 3

Types of virus

Answer 3

• foot and mouth
• Influenza

Question 4

Types of Fungi

Answer 4

• Ring worm
• athletes foot
  Mushroom

Question 5

Types of protozoa

Answer 5

Candida

Question 6

Types of Parasites

Answer 6

Endoparasites - Worms
Ectoparasites - ticks, fleas, mites and lice

Question 7

Worms

Answer 7

Roundworm - round, white and grow up to 15cm long
Tape worm - flat, consists of a head with a body made of independent segments
Symptoms:
- Diarrhoea
- Anaemia
- loss of weight
- Pot belly

Question 8

Fleas

Answer 8

They feed on the blood of the animal
Symptoms include:
- Skin irritations
- other allergic reactions
- blood infections
Prevention: Use sprays, tablets or powders

Question 9

Ticks

Answer 9

Feed off each of the host’s blood
Symptoms are:
- itching and skin irritations
- loss of fur
- dull coat
Prevention / treatment:
sprays, powders

Question 10

Mites

Answer 10

smaller than ticks, feed off dead skin live on the surface of the host’s body or they burrow into the skin.
Symptoms include:
- itching
- sore, dry skin
Use acaricides to kill them

Question 11

Lice

Answer 11

Lice can only live on one species they sperate into biting and sucking
Symptoms:
- Ichiness
- Loss of fur
- bad skin condition
Treatment: SHampoos, powders, sparays

Question 12

Methods of disease transmissions

Answer 12

• Airborne
• Injest
• Direct transmission
• Inhalation

Question 13

Indirect transmission include:

Answer 13

Fomites: any non-living object that can contain and transmit diseases (towels)
Vectors: a living organism that transmits diseases

Question 14

Immunity

Answer 14

all animals have immune systems of antibodies that help protect against diseases

Question 15

Natural immunity

Answer 15

when they are immune to some diseases

Question 16

Passive immunity

Answer 16

when an animal is given another animals antibodies which can fight off diseases. Happens when a mother feeds her offsprings

Question 17

Active immunity

Answer 17

an animal may become infected by a pathogen and develop a diseasev, but their immune system will still try to fight it off by producing antibodies

Question 18

Artifical immunity

Answer 18

Known as a vaccine. injecting a small amount of the pathogen can make sure the animal becomes immune to the disease

Question 19

antibodies

Answer 19

Proteins that are produced in the blood in repsonce to pathogens detected.

Question 20

Notifiable diseases

Answer 20

Means it is a legal requirment to report them to APHA

Question 21

Zoonotic diseases

Answer 21

Are diseases that can transfer from animal to human