Diseases Flashcards
What is a bacteria?
A germ that can makes you sick.
What are parasites?
Feed off body cells or secrete toxins.
What is a disease?
Deviation from normal health.
Causes of disease:
Germs, bacteria, viruses, protozoa, parasites, worms, and insects.
What are infestations?
External parasites.
What is infectious?
Internal diseases.
What does a healthy animal give you?
Profit.
Infectious is caused by what?
Living organisms.
Types of infectious disease:
Bacteria, viruses and protozoa.
Where cam bacteria thrive?
Anywhere.
What are harmful bacteria?
Depends on type and form.
Where donbacteria invade?
Cells.
What do parasites feed off of?
Body cells.
What are visual signs of a unhealthy animal?
Body posture, decrease in weight, isolated…
What are non visual signs of a unhealthy animal?
Vital signs- TPR, tissue cultures, mucous membranes…
True or false: TPR stands for temperature, pulse and respiration.
True.
What is sporadic?
One disease, one animal.
What is enzootic?
Repeatedly in a particular location.
What is epizootic?
Large number of animals in a short amount of time.
What is panzootic?
Across states, lots of animals, large location.
