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Janelle

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anemiahe   a condition in which the blood is deficient either in quality or quantity (what mom has when her iron is low)  
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virulence   capacity of a micro-organism to produce disease (viral)  
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agalactia   the absence of milk or the failure to secrete milk (lact is the root for producing milk)  
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carrier   animal or person in apparently good health who harbor pathogenic micro-organisms (they pass on disease)  
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edema   presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in intercellular tissue spaces of the body (swelling)  
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benign   not malignant (not cancerous), favorable for recovery  
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intravenous   within a vein (IV)  
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incubation period   elapsed time between exposure to infection and the appearance of disease symptoms  
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morbidity   condition of being sick or diseased  
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post-mortem   examination of death  
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hemoglobin   red coloring matter of the blood corpuscles (red part of the blood)  
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febrile   having fever  
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hepatitis   inflammation of the liver  
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sterility   inability to fertilize or produce an egg (sterile)  
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vector   carrier, especially the animal host that carries protozoal disease germs from one human host to another  
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serum   extract of blood that contains antibodies  
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metabolism   chemical changes by which the nutritional and functional activities of an organism are maintained  
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rhinits   inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose (thnk of a rhino with the big horn = nose)  
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titer   standard strength or degree of concentration of a solution as established titration  
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anorexia   lack or loss of appetite  
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anthelmintics   drugs that kill or expel gastrointestinal worms  
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attenuation   process of reducing or weakening the virulence of a micro-organism by cultivation or artificial media  
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bronchile   one of many subdivisions of the bronchial tubes within a lung  
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epidemiology   study of the elements that cause disease to occur (-ology means the study of)  
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dystocia   painful or slow delivery or birth  
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enzootic   referring to the prevalence of an animal disease in a particular district or region  
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leucocyte   white or colorless blood corpuscles  
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mastitis   inflammation of the mammary gland (boobies)  
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eradicate   to rid of; to destroy  
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immunity   level of resistance to a particular infection  
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pathogenic   capable of producing disease  
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trauma   wound or injury  
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syndrome   group of signs or symptoms that occur together and characterize a disease  
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vaccine   substance composed of attenuated organisms that produce active immunity  
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panzootic   referring to a widespread epidemic among animals  
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aerobic   growing only in air or free oxygen  
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infectious disease   disease that is caused by a living agent, such as bacteria, protozoa, virus, or fungi, which may not be contagious  
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germicide   agent that kills germs (like anti-bac gel)  
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immunology   science or study of immunity and its factors (-ology means the study of)  
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myocarditis   inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart or myocardium  
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plasma   fluid portion of blood before clotting has occurred  
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rigor mortis   stiffening of the muscles following death  
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toxin   poison  
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septicemia   condition in which pathogenic organisms and their associated proteins are present in the blood  
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virus   submicroscopic infective agent that causes disease  
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fertilization   union of a sperm and an egg  
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bacillus   rod shaped organism  
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intramuscular   within the muscle (in the muscle)  
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osteomalacia   softening of the bones (osteo = condition of the bones)  
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portal of entry   route that a micro-organism must take in entering the body in order to have any effect  
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mortality   death rate  
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parasite   organism deriving nourishment form a living plant or host  
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phagocyte   cell capable of ingesting micro-organisms or other foreign bodies  
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prehension   manner of taking food into the mouth  
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exotoxin   soluble toxin secreted by specific bacteria and absorbed into the tissue of the host  
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dysentary   frequent small watery stools, usually containing blood and mucus, accompanied by pain  
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antibody   specific substance produced by and in an animal as a reaction to the presence of an antigen  
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ventral   pertaining to or relating to the belly or underside, opposite of dorsal or back  
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symptom   sign or signal, reaction, evidence of disease  
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polynea   rapid or panting respiration  
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mutation   permanent change in certain characteristics of an organism, resulting from an alteration or change in genes  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin (derma = skin)  
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endotoxin   toxin produced within an organism and liberated only when the organism disintegrates or is destroyed  
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atrophy   wasting of the tissues, emaciation  
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cellulose   carbohydrate substance present in the walls of plant cells  
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