Diseases

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Teratogenic

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Of, relating to, or causing developmental malformations

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Lagomorph

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Gnawing herbivorous mammals having 2 pairs of incisors in upper jaw 1 behind other = rabbits, hairs, pikas

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Mycoplasma

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Pleomorphic gram-neg, chiefly nonmotile bacteria lack cell wall that are mostly parasitic in mammals

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Thrombophlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein w/formation of thrombus = clot of blood w/in vein that remains attached to place of origin

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Spirochete

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Slender spiralling undulating bacteria including those that cause syphilis &Lyme dz

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Rickettsia

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Rod shaped, coccoid, or diplococcus shaped often pleomorphic gram-neg bacteria intracellular parasites of arthropods (lice/ticks), and cause dz when transmitted to mammals

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Stricture

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Abnormal narrowing of body passage

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Icterus

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Jaundice/yellowing skin, mm's

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Hemolytic anemia

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Anemia caused by excessive destruction of red blood cells

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Polyarthritis

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Any arthritis that involves 5 or more joints simultaneously

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Cholestasis

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Checking or failure of bile flow

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Agranulocytosis

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Acute febrile condition marked by severe decrease in blood granulocytes often associated with use of certain drugs

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Febrile

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Including or caused by fever

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Calf diphtheria

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Oral or laryngeal infection

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S. Aureas

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Staphylococcus aureas aka MRSA

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Methemoglobinemia

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Blood disorder which abnormal amount of methemoglobin is found (form of hemoglobin)

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Hansen's disease

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Leprosy

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Thrombocytopenia

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Deficiency of platelets in the blood

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Neutropenia

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Abnormally low count of neutrophils

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Neuropathy

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disease or dysfunction of one or more peripheral nerves, typically causing numbness or weakness.

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Chemoprophylaxis

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the use of drugs to prevent disease

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Prophylaxis

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Action taken to prevent dz

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Blood dyscrasias

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Disease state of blood, imbalance of blood components

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Actinobacillosis

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a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with an Actinobacillus lignieresii and characterized by soft tissue lesions, esp of the tongue Also called wooden tongue, woody tongue, cruels.

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Actinomycosis

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Actinomycosis is an infection primarily caused by the bacterium Actinomyces israelii. Infection most often occurs in the face and neck region and is characterized by the presence of a slowly enlarging, hard, red lump. The condition is likely to be polymicrobial aerobic anaerobic infection.

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Dysentery

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infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.

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Mycosis

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a disease caused by infection with a fungus, such as ringworm or thrush

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Cryptococcus

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an infectious disease that is caused by a fungus (Cryptococcus neoformans) and is characterized by the production of lesions in subcutaneous tissues, joints, and especially the lungs, brain, and meninges and often by pneumonia or meningitis.

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Dermatophyte

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are a common label for a group of three types of fungus that commonly causes skin disease in animals and humans.

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Myositis

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inflammation and degeneration of muscle tissue

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Mulberry heart disease

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nutritional disease affecting the myocardium of pigs, causing sudden death

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White muscle disease

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degenerative muscle disease of young domestic animals (as lambs and calves) that is caused by a dietary deficiency of selenium or vitamin E

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Osteomalacia

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softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium.

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Rickets

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a disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency, characterized by imperfect calcification, softening, and distortion of the bones typically resulting in bow legs.