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Chapter 38 Microbiology and parasitology as disease processes

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Ancylostoma caninum   hookworm species that live in the small intestine of their host animal where they attach and feed on the host's blood  
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anemia   loss of blood causing blood cells not to replenish  
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anthelmintic   a dewormer used to treat parasites in animals  
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antibiotic   medication used to treat infection or disease  
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ascarids   veterinary term for roundworms  
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babesia   less common disease caused by the deer tick that causes signs of anemia, jaundice, fever, vomiting, and more kidney failure  
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bacterial   class of disease spread through single celled organisms called germs and are located in all areas of an animal's environment  
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bartonella   bacteria caused by a flea bite that affects cats within their bloodstream and infects the RBC and immune system  
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biological   drugs used to treat a disease  
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brucellosis   reproductive disease of mammals spread through breeding  
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chemotherapy   therapy treatment with chemicals or drugs  
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coccidiosis   common protozoan internal parasite that is simple one celled organism that occurs in all mammals  
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Coggins test   blood test in equines that screens for EIA  
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cryosurgery   procedure involving freezing parts of tissue  
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cutaneous larval migrans   hookworm infection in humans caused by penetrating the skin  
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demodectic mange   mite that invades the skin, all dogs raised normally by their mothers possess this mite  
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dermatophytosis   fungal disease caused by an external parasite  
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Diplydium caninum   tapeworm species that can be up to 20 inches long and lives in the small intestine  
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direct contact   contact with an animal or a bodily fluid from that animal  
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Dirofilaria immitis   heartworm species that belong to the same class as roundworms and looks similar in structure  
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disease   poor health that is a disturbance or change in an animal's function and structure  
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ear mites   microscopic parasites that live in the ear canal causing severe itching and a dark crusty discharge  
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ehrlicia   bacterial disease caused by the lone star tick and causes fever, joint pain, depression, anemia, anorexia, weight loss, and some skin swelling  
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encephalitis   viral disease in horses and people that is called sleeping sickness, spread by mosquitoes  
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equine infectious anemia   highly infectious disease of horses also known as swamp fever, a viral disease for which there is not vaccine or cure  
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feline infectious anemia   another name for hemobartonella, which causes an infection within the red blood cells of cats  
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flea allergy dermatitis   allergic reaction to a flea bite caused by the flea's saliva that affects the animal's skin  
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fungal   class of disease spread by simple celled organisms or spores that grow on the external body and other areas of the environment, mostly in moist and humid conditions  
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heartworm disease   disease spread by the mosquito, of most concern in dogs and cats but occassionaly ferrets, causing long white worms to buildup in the heart  
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hookworms   common intestinal parasite of dogs and occasionally cats that have teeth like structures of cutting plates with which they attach themselves to the wall of the intestine and feed on the animal's blood  
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host   the animal that is infected by a parasite and that the parasite feeds off of  
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indirect contact   spread through ways other than touching an infected animal, such as airborns or through bedding sources  
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Iospora canis   common coccidia speceis affecting animals  
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larvae   immature stage of a parasite  
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Lyme disease   bacterial disease transmitted by the bite of a tick that causes joint inflammation in affected animal  
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microbiology   the study of microscopic organisms  
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microfilaria   tiny immature heartworm larvae that live in the bloodstream  
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mucous membrane (mm)   the gums of an animal  
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neoplasia   veterianry term for cancer  
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nits   lice eggs  
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oocysts   single celled eggs  
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Parascaris equorum   roundworm species in large animals that are swallowed in contaminated hay or water  
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parasitology   the study of organisms that live off of other organisms to survive  
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pathogens   diseases and what causes them  
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pesticides   chemical used to treat external parasites  
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plague   disease that affects animals and humans and causes high fever, dehydration, and enlarged lymph nodes, can eventually lead to death  
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preconditioning   building up an animal's body to prevent stress from occurring  
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proglotids   segments that shed off a tapeowmr and appear like small white pieces of rice  
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protozoan   class of disease, the simplest form of life caused by single celled organisms that are known as parasites that may live inside of outside the body  
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pupae   immature larvae stage that go through several molting stages during growth by spinning a cocoon  
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rickettsial   class of disease spread by biting insects, such as fleas and ticks  
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ringworm   fungal condition that affects the skin of humans and mammals and is highly contagiosu  
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever   rickettsial disease transmitted by the American Dog Tick and causes signs that include fever, joint pain, depression ,and anorexia  
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roundworms   visible long white worms that are the most common intestinal parasites in small and large animals  
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sarcoptic mange   name for the skin disease caused by infection with the Sarcoptes scabei mite that causes a zoonotic mite skin infection, burrow into the skin  
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scabies   sarcoptic mange condition in humans  
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strongyles   common intestinal parasite in large animals that are long, thin, and white in appearance  
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supportive care   therapy or treatment that includes such treatments as fluid replacement, medications to decrease V/D, and pain medication  
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taenia   genus of tapeworm that affects companion animals and livestock  
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tapeworms   intestinal flatworms that are segmented or have individual parts that grow and shed as the parasite ages  
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Toxocara canis   roundworm species with a more complicated life cycle and an effective way of making sure it's species will be passed from generation to generation  
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Toxocara cati   roundworm species similar to T. canis that may infect the lungs of abdominal tissus  
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Toxascaris leonina   roundworm species with the simplest life cycle  
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Toxoplasma gondii   single celled organisms that can occur in any mammal but is shed through the feces of cats, which are the only animals that pass it through the feces  
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Trichuris vulpis   whipworm sepceis infect animals through ingesting contaminated food and water  
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viral   class of disease caused by particles that are contagious and spread through the environment  
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whipworms   common intestinal parasites, occuring mostly in dogs, that gets its name from the whip like shape of the adult parasite  
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zoonosis   disease passed from animals to humans  
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