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Disease Determinants & Transmission

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Def: Disease   Deviation of the normal of any part of the body  
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Def: Etiology   Cause of disease  
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[D]amnit   degenerative, developmental, dementia  
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d[A]mnit   allergic, autoimmune, anomaly  
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da[M]nit   metabolic, mechanical  
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dam[N]it   nutritional, neoplastic  
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damn[I]t   inflammatory, immune, iatrogenic, ischemic, idiopathic  
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damni[T]   trauma, toxin  
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Def: Iatrogenic   caused by therapy or care-giver  
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Def: Idiopathic   unknown cause  
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Def: Ischemic   stroke, lack of blood flow  
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Def: Agrocerysis   not enough food  
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Agent factors   nutrient, chemical, physical, infectious  
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Host factors   genetics, gender, physiology, age, immune status,, concurrent diseases  
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Environmental factors   physical, biological, socioeconomic  
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Infectious agents   bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, prions  
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Bacterial agents   salmonella, E. coli, tetanus  
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Viral agents   herpes, influenza, parvo, PRRS, rabies  
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Fungal agents   ringworm  
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Parasitic agents   protozoa(coccidia, giardia, toxoplasma. Metazoa (flukes, worms, mites, ticks, fleas)  
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Prion agents   BSE 'mad cow disease'  
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Def: Infectious   caused by micro-organisms  
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Def: Non-infectious   Not caused by micro-organisms: cancer, nutritional, trauma, etc.  
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Def: Contagious   infectious disease spread between animals  
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Def: Flora   pests, parasites, food  
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Def: Fauna   plants, food  
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Def: Infection   Entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent  
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Def: Infectivity   Ability of living agent to cause infection  
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Def: Incubation   Exposure to Infectious agent to onset of disease  
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Def: Induction:   Exposure to Non-Infectious agent to onset of disease  
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Def: "Iceberg Effect"   amount of disease that is clinically apparent  
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Def: Quarantine   Isolation used to detect clinically unapparent infection  
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Def: Pathogenicity   Ability for infectious agent to cause disease  
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Def: Virulence   Ability for agent to cause severe diease  
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Primary disease   usually mild CHRONIC INFECTIOUS disease. weakens immune system. disrupts physical defenses  
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Secondary disease   immune system overload. results in severe pathogenic disease.  
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Def: Morbidity   sick / exposed  
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Def: Mortality   Dead / exposed  
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Def: Acute   early stages. few to no signs  
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Def: Chronic   Lat stages. may be beyond treatment. agent may be gone but residual damage  
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Def: Terminal   Dead  
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Def: Contagious   Infectious disease that can be spread  
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Def: Contamination   Presence of infectious agent on exterior surface  
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Def: Pollution   Presence of offensive matter in environment  
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Def: Reservoir   living or inanimate matter in which an infectious agent normally lives an multiplies  
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Def: Vector   Living invertebrate that carries an infectious agent to a susceptible host  
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Def: Primary Vehicle   secretions, excretions, and other bodily fluis/tissues of infected host  
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Def: Secondary Vehicle   Inanimate object contaminated with primary disease  
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Def: Carrier   animal that harbors an infectious agent without showing clinical disease  
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Def: Incubationary   Prior to clinical signs  
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Def: Concalescent   After clinical signs have subsided  
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Def: Intermittent   After recovery (sporadic)  
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Def: Chronic   Extended periods (typhoid)  
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Def: Healthy   Never shows clinical signs  
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Def: Portal of Entry   how agent gets into host  
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types of PoE   Oral, Aerosolized, copulation  
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Def: Portal of Exit   How agent is released from reservoir  
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Horizontal Direct   Contact with animal. aerosolization, fecal-oral, food  
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Horizontal Indirect   Secondary Vehicles, Vectors  
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Def: Mechanical vector   carries agent  
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Def: Biological   agent changes (life cycle)  
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Def: Vertical   Transovarian  
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Hydration   eyelids, edema, skin tent  
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Head   expression, carriage, symetry  
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Mouth   Salivation, odor, MM, teeth  
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CRT Cap. refill time   2-3 sec  
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Eyes   outside to inside.  
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PLR   Pupilary light response  
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Def: Nystagmus   Abnormal side to side movement (CNS prob)  
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Third eyelid   Nicitating membrane  
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Def: Miosis   pinpoint pupils  
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Def: Mydriasis   dilated pupils  
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Def: Anisocoria   Unequal pupil size  
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Def: Dyspnia   Difficult breathing  
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Def: Serous   Watery often viral  
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Def: Purulent   Pus. often bacterial  
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Def: Hemmorhagic / Epistaxis   bloody  
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Def: Mycosis   fungal infections (equine)  
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Increased respiration depth   alkalosis, sick  
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Rapid shallow breath   Acidosis  
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Def: Dyspnea   Labored breathing  
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Ballotment indicates what?   fluid in AB  
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INT =   Integument  
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Integument =   Skin  
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TPR   Temp, Pulse, Resp  
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