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What are the 7 types of infectious diseases ? |
1. Prions 2. Viruses 3. Bacteria 4. Fungi 5. Protozoa 6. Helminths 7. Arthropods
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What is a Prion? |
Proteinaceous infective particle. |
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What is a Prion made of? |
One protein molecule |
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True or False: Prions have nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) |
False Prions have no nucleic acid.
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Where can Prions reproduce? |
Inside the host cell
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Can all animals support prion reproduction? |
No they can't
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Are Prions linked to serious veterinary diseases? |
Yes
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Are Viruses considered living? |
No they are not considered living. |
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What type of parasite is a Virus? |
Obligate intracellular parasite |
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What is an obligate intracellular parasite? |
Parasite that only lives and reproduces inside a living cell
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What are viruses made of? |
Proteins and a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) |
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Are viruses the cause of major illnesses? |
Yes they are the cause of major animal illnesses |
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What type of disease is bacteria? |
Prokaryotic living cell
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Are bacteria free living or obligate intracellular parasites? |
They can be either free living or obligate parasites |
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Are most bacteria pathogenic? |
No they are not |
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True or false: Bacteria are considered to cause many veterinary diseases? |
True
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Fungi are what type of cell? |
Eukaryotic cells
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What are the two types of Fungi? |
Molds and Yeast
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Where can Fungi be found? |
everywhere |
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True or false most types of fungi are harmful to animals and rarely found on their bodies? |
False most are are harmless and found on animals bodies all of the time |
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What is a protozoa? |
single celled microscopic animals |
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Are protozoa free living or parasitic? |
the may be both |
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True or false: protozoa are always harmful? |
False most are harmless |
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True or False: Protozoa are always found in the environment |
Ture |
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Protozoa are considered what type of infection? |
Opportunistic infections that take advantage of the hosts weakened condition |
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What does the word helminthes mean? |
worms
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what are 3 types of helminthes? |
1.Nematodes 2. Tape 3.Flukes
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