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1
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Disease

A

Any condition that causes the systems of an animal to not function properly

2
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Sporadic

A

Isolated in a single animal

3
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Enzootic

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Disease occurs repeatedly in a particular locality (within 30 mile radius)

4
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Epizootic

A

Disease that effects a large number of animals in a short period of time in a particular area

5
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Panzootic

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Disease that spreads rapidly over a short period of time (foot and mouth disease)

6
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What are noninfectious diseases

A
Injuries 
Poisons / chemicals 
Poor nutrition 
Birth defects 
Other things not caused by an organism within the animal
7
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Cocci (looks like)

A

Round spherical shaped bacteria

8
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Staphylocci (looks like)

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Cocci bunched together like grapes

9
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An example of a Staphylocci diseases

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Mastis in cattle

10
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Streptococci

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Cocci are strung together like chains

11
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Bacilli

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Rod shaped, single, pairs, or arranged in chains

12
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Bacilli are moved by

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Flagella

13
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Diseases that are caused by Bacilli

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Anthrax
Blackleg
Tuberculosis

14
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Spiral Bacteria characteristics

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Shaped like spirals of corkscrews
Very motile
Live very well in the reproductive tracts in animals

15
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An example of a disease caused by Spiral Bacteria

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Leptospirosis

16
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Characteristics of viruses

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Both living and nonliving material

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