Intro to Veterinary Public Health

Question 1

Explain the transmission progression of SARS

Answer 1

Originally a bat coronavirus → jumped to civets held in adjacent cages in wild animal markets → jumped to humans visiting markets

Question 2

Zoonoses

Answer 2

Diseases with animal reservoirs

Question 3

Veterinary Public Health

Question 4

Public Health

Answer 4

branch of medicine, policy and administration that protects populations of people from diseases

Question 5

Zoonoses account for what percent of pathogens that can infect humans?

Answer 5

61%

Question 6

Zoonoses account for what percent of emerging diseases?

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

Aspects of veterinary public health

Answer 7

Biomedical research

Therapy animals/ guide dogs

Animal diseases that are not zoonotic but have human repercussions

Question 8

Epizootiology

Answer 8

Study of distribution and determinants of disease and other health outcomes in animal populations

Question 9

Describe how clinicians and epidemiologists have different but complementary approaches to animal disease

Answer 9

Clinicians approach animal diseases on an individual basis - concentrate on one particular diseased animal.

Epidemiologists approach animal diseases broadly - concentrate on populations