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LATG 14 common health problems Flashcards

common health problems

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Wet tail disease

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hamsters enteritis, diarrhea;Bacterial

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Porcine epidemic diarrhea

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Greasy or watery diarrhea, dehydration, death; Viral

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Piglet diarrhea, scours

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Coccidial;Proliferative enteritis, diarrhea

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Mucoid enteropathy

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Mucus hypersecretion, diarrhea

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Murine colonic hyperplasia; Bacterial

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Colonic hyperplasia, rectal prolapse; bacterial

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Rat rotavirus-like agent (RVLA)

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Viral; Diarrhea, perianal dermatitis

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Enteropathy

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Diarrhea, abdominal pain, dehydration; Bacterial

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Mouse Hepatitis Virus

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highly contagious and spreads rapidly through mouse colonies; contaminate cell lines, transplantable tumors, diarrhea

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Mouse Parvovirus

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is also a disease of the digestive tract; but unlike MHV, it is always subclinical.

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pinworms

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In severe infections, rough hair coats, weight loss, decreased growth rates, constipation, and rectal prolapses may occur. Syphacia spp. (anal tape test) and Aspiculuris tetraptera

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Helicobacter

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Helicobacter hepaticus is of primary importance due to its ability to cause intestinal inflammation and hepatic neoplasia (PCR detect)

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Corynebacterium bovis

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bacterial pathogen; hyperkeratotic dermatitis is caused by inflammatory infiltration of the skin, and is transient and recurring

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Mycoplasmosis

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Mycoplasma pulmonis; produces a clinical disease called murine respiratory mycoplasmosis (MRM)

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Rat Respiratory Disease (Pneumocystis)

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fungus that causes disease in the respiratory tract (P. carinii)

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Sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV)

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highly contagious coronavirus of rats that affects the lacrimal (tear), salivary, and Harderian glands

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Mouse Norovirus

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most widespread viral infection of mice; weight loss, hunching, pneumonia, hepatitis, and, in some cases, meningitis. fecal oral trans.

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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus

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hamsters and wild mice

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Tyzzer’s Disease

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Clostridium piliforme; diarrhea or no symptoms

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Nasal Dermatitis

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Gerbils may develop nasal dermatitis, or sore nose, as a result of increased porphyrin secretion from the Harderian glands in response to stress, such as overcrowding and high humidity

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Bacterial Pneumonia

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death in guinea pigs; Bordetella bronchiseptica and Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Pododermatitis

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(bumblefoot) is a condition of the foot in which the footpad becomes inflamed or develops sores, often occurring in guinea pigs that are housed on rough surfaces or wire floors

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Coccidiosis

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protozoan disease of conventionally housed rabbits; Clinical signs include poor weight gain; sticky feces; and profuse, watery, and sometimes bloody diarrhea, altered liber function : fecal float

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Pasteurellosis

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Pasteurella multocida;nasal and ocular discharge which may stain the forelegs, sneezing, head tilt (due to an ear infection), abscesses, and genital infections.

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Canine Distemper

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viral infection;nasal and ocular discharge, fever, inappetance, and photophobia

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Aleutian Disease

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chronic wasting disease caused by a parvovirus.; weight loss, lethargy, tremors, and paralysis

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Insulinomas

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common tumor of ferrets that involves the islet cells of the pancreas;

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Aplastic Anemia

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abnormally high levels of estrogen in female ferrets

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Infectious Tracheobronchitis; kennel cough dog

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Bordetella bronchiseptica, canine adenoviruses, parainfluenza, reovirus, and canine herpesvirus; harsh, dry cough, which is made worse by excitement or activity

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Canine Parvovirus

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acute intestinal disease of dogs;depression; vomiting; dehydration; inactivity; and liquid, bloody diarrhea

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Otitis Externa dog

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ear problem common in dogs is otitis externa. Causes include ear mites (Otodectes cynotis), trauma, fungi, bacteria, wax, hair, moisture, and foreign objects such as grass or excess dirt

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Heartworms dog

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Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) Right atrium and pulmonary artery

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Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

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frequent, painful, or difficult urination; hematuria; and straining accompanied by vocalization;stones in the urine called uroliths
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Feline Otitis Externa

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with or without ear mites (Notoedres cati) and may involve bacteria and yeast (Malassezia pachydermatis);antibiotic, antifungal, or antiparasitic

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Feline Respiratory Diseases

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by sneezing, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, salivation, and oral ulceration.

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Q fever

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rickettsial disease caused by Coxiella burnetii that can be passed in body fluids, such as blood, milk or amniotic fluid, and through placental membranes; transmitted primarily by aerosol

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Orf

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poxvirus and is also called sore mouth or contagious ecthyma;poxlike blisters on the lips, nose, udders, and sometimes the feet of affected animals.

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Pasteurellosis

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bacterial infection involving Pasteurella multocida; septicemia respiratory and mastitis

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Respiratory Disease swine

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multifactoral- acute and limited, such as influenza, swine fever, and porcine circovirus;atropic rhinitis or mycoplasmal pneumonia. disease (PCVD),

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Hypernatremia

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salt toxicity- lack of water intake

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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

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viral disease that causes abortion and stillbirths of fetuses and respiratory illness in piglets which may be fatal.

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Porcine Circovirus

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PCV2wasting, poor growth, diarrhea, jaundice, anemia and immunological deficits. It is transmitted by the aerosol, fecal-oral, and contact routes, making it nearly ubiquitous and very difficult to control

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Staphylococcus hyicus

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bacteria found normally on the skin surface;bacterial septicemia, fever, arthritis, and death

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Malignant Hyperthermia

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metabolic disease of skeletal muscles due to anesthesia- increase in temp and muscle rigidity. ice packs and supportive care.

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Red leg

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Bacterial Septicemia (Aeromonas hydrophila) in frogs-environmental disturbance, such as a sudden temperature change, an increase in population density, a dietary change, or stress due to shipment

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Cutaneous Capillariasis

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Pseudocapillaroides xenopi is a common nematode found in the skin of Xenopus laevis. have decreased egg production; dry, rough skin; skin hemorrhage; and inappetence; treated with antihelminths

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Chytridiomycosis

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fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatis;causes thickening and ulceration of the amphibian’s skin affecting hydration, respiration, thermoregulation, and osmotic balance

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Bloat/dropsy frog

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Dropsy; hard body- floats at the top of the tank, bacterial infection with Aeromonas hydrophila- fluid accumulation in body cavity.
“soft” bloat; edema in tissues- soak in epsom salt- poor diet and water quality

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Bacterial Gill Disease

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bacterial (fin rot)Flavobacterium columnare: attacks fish when poor water quality or overfeeding conditions exist or when fish are stressed-chemically with bathing affected animals in chloramine

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Mycobacteriosis

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chronic disease can be subclinical or cause symptoms such as lethargy and some deaths, especially in immunocompromised fish;emaciation, skin ulcerations, and nodules in the abdominal cavity

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Velvet Disease

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flagellate Piscinoodinium pillulare: grows film on the skin and the gills:Treatments are atabrine (an antimalarial drug) plus sea salts.

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Intestinal Capillariasis

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nematode Pseudocapillaria tomentosa is an endoparasitic worm that enters the gut and causes wasting disease in fish

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Microsporidiosis

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common disease of freshwater fish: fungal parasite Pseudoloma neurophilia: emaciation and spinal curvature

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Ich

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white spot disease for the skin nodules:ciliate protozoa Ichthyophthirius multifilis ; repeated dilute fomralin baths

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Gas bubble Disease

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fish absorb these dissolved gases through their gills, gases come out of solution, creating bubbles in the bloodstream and throughout the body. KILLS LOTS OF FISH

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New Tank Syndrome

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large amounts of ammonia created by large amount of fish without proper about of bacteria to break down into nitrites-

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