Intro

Question 1

what is disease?

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deviation from normal, medical condition with many signs, symptoms, or syndromes

Question 2

study of disease

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etiology

Question 3

study of development of disease

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pathogenesis

Question 4

morphologic alterations on the skin that occur with disease

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lesions

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study of patterns, causes, and effects of diseases

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epidemiology

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sudden widespread outbreak of disease

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epidemic

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ongoing presence of a disease in a group

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endemic

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disease outbreak occurring over large geographic area

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pandemic

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morbidity

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ratio of diseased animals to well animals in a population

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mortality

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ratio of diseased animals that die to diseased animals

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disease in confined area

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local

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disease that is diffused

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generalized

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original site of disease

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focal

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disease process spreading throughout the body

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systemic

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transitory disease of bacteria in the blood

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bacteremia

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bacterial multiplication and transfer in the blood

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septicemia

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pur forming bacteria in the blood

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pyremia

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toxins in the blood

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toxemia

Question 19

without signs of disease

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asymptomatic

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without showing signs of disease

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subclinical

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near death

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morbid

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short course and sudden onset

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acute

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excessively acute onset

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peracute

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long course with progressive onset

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chronic

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disease in dormant state

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latent

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partial or complete disappearance of clinical signs of disease

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remission

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from time organism enters host until first symptom appears

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incubation

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symptoms indicate onset of disease

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prodromal

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symptoms are at their peak and there is an immune system response

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acme

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recovery period

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decline

Question 31

body returns to normal

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convalescence

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disease spread from one animal to another by direct or indirect contact

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contagious/communicable

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disease that cannot be spread directly or indirectly

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non-contagious

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disorder caused by pathogens

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infection

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disorder not caused by pathogens

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non-infectious

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disorder of unknown origin

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idiopathic

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infection/disorder caused by hospital setting

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nosocomial

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disease which animal in inflicted with over its lifetime

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acquired

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disease an animal is born with

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congenital

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disease can be attributed to one specific cause or agent

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one cause-one disease

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disease is attributed to combination of causes or agents

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multiple causation of disease

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organism that persists and survives on or within another living organism

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parasite

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host and organism live in beneficial relationship

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symbiosis

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one organism benefits and the other in unaffected

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commensalism