Common Animal Diseases

Is a disorder or incorrect function of an organ, structure or system of an animal’s body.

• Disease

• Pathogen

• Parasite

A disease that can be passed between humans and animals or vice versa.

• Bacterial Disease

• Zoonotic Disease

• Immune Disease

Is an animal’s ability to protect and defend their body from infection, disease or other unwanted or foreign organisms and objects

• Immunity

• Deficiency

• Pathogen Defense

Are any organism causing a disease, can be microscopic or macroscopic.

• Pathogens

• Disease

• Parasite

Can not reproduce without a host, consist of DNA and RNA they can take over the functions of the host cell.

• Viruses

• Parasites

• Bacteria

These can be either internal or external they affect the host by ingestion or contact with them, they are living organisms.

• Parasites

• Viruses

• Bacteria

Is the study of heredity, which is a process where parents pass genes onto their offspring.

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Parentage

Refers to the temperature, respiration rate and pulse of the body, this is critical information to know about the animal's health.

• Vital signs

• Chief Complaint

• Signalment

This system is designed to pump and deliver blood to the body’s tissues.

• Respiratory

• Circulatory

• Immune

This type of system contains a single-chambered stomach, stomach is very muscular and stores ingested food and moves it into the small intestine.

• Ruminant

• Monogastric