Introduction Lecture Review

Question 1

Deviation from normal; A medical condition that is associated with many signs, symptoms or syndromes

Answer 1

Disease

Question 2

The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences

Answer 2

Pathology

Question 3

The study of the cause of disease

Answer 3

etiology

Question 4

The study of the development of disease

Answer 4

pathogenesis

Question 5

The sudden and widespread outbreak of disease in a group

Answer 5

Epidemic

Question 6

The ongoing presence of a disease in a group

Answer 6

Endemic

Question 7

A disease outbreak occurring over a large geographic area

Answer 7

Pandemic

Question 8

ratio of diseased animals to well animals in a population

Answer 8

Morbidity

Question 9

ratio of diseased animals that die to diseased animals

Answer 9

Mortality

Question 10

disease that can be spread from animals to humans

Answer 10

zoonotic

Question 11

medical term loss of hair

Answer 11

alopecia

Question 12

medical term “redness” of skin

Answer 12

erythema

Question 13

Disease that is diffuse (used commonly to describe skin lesions)

Answer 13

Generalized

Question 14

disease process or infection spreading through the body

Answer 14

Systemic

Question 15

A transitory disease of bacteria in the blood

Answer 15

Bacteremia

Question 16

Bacterial multiplication and transfer in the blood

Answer 16

Septicemia

Question 17

Pyogenic (pus forming) bacteria in the blood

Answer 17

Pyemia

Question 18

Toxins in the blood

Answer 18

Toxemia

Question 19

without signs of disease

Answer 19

Asymptomatic; Subclinical

Question 20

symptoms of disease visible, readily observed

Answer 20

Clinical

Question 21

near death

Answer 21

Moribund

Question 22

disease having a short course with a sudden onset

Answer 22

acute

Question 23

disease having an excessively acute onset

Answer 23

peracute

Question 24

disease having a long course with a progressive onset; symptoms over a long period of time

Answer 24

chronic

Question 25

Disease in a dormant state

Answer 25

latent

Question 26

partial or complete disappearance of clinical signs of disease

Answer 26

remission

Question 27

period from the time the organisms enters the host until the first symptoms appear

Answer 27

incubation period

Question 28

symptoms indicate the onset of disease (Malaise, Lethargy, Fever)

Answer 28

prodromal period

Question 29

period of time in which the body returns to normal

Answer 29

convalescence

Question 30

disease caused by the presence of a foreign living organism in or on an animal’s body that creates a disturbance, leading to the development of signs of illness

Answer 30

infectious disease

Question 31

disease with an internal source or caused by non-living/external factors

Answer 31

Non-infectious disease

Question 32

disease spread from one animal to another by direct or indirect contact

Answer 32

Contagious/Communicable disease

Question 33

disorder directly caused by a veterinarian/physician

Answer 33

Iatrogenic

Question 34

disorder of unknown cause

Answer 34

Idiopathic

Question 35

infection/disorder caused by pathogenic organisms contracted in a hospital setting

Answer 35

Nosocomial

Question 36

A disease/defect which an animal is inflicted with over it’s lifetime

Answer 36

Acquired Disease

Question 37

A disease/defect which an animal is born with

Answer 37

Congenital Disease

Question 38

Disease that is inherited

Answer 38

Genetic Disease

Question 39

the relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another

Answer 39

Parasitism

Question 40

relationship where the host and an organism survive in a beneficial relationship

Answer 40

Symbiosis

Question 41

relationship where one organism benefits but at no cost to the host organism

Answer 41

Commensalism

Question 42

Examples of Indirect or Predisposing Factors
that cause disease

Answer 42

chilling, crowding, poor diet, poor husbandry/sanitation, concurrent disease, poor ventilation. etc.

Question 43

a list of possible disease causes

Answer 43

Differential Diagnosis
(DDx)

Question 44

Determination of the cause of disease

Answer 44

Diagnosis
(Dx)

Question 45

The predicted outcome of the disease

Answer 45

Prognosis
(Px)