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leptospirosis — /lep toh spuy roh sis/, n. Pathol., Vet. Pathol. an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe… … Universalium
animal disease — ▪ non human Introduction an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. Concern with diseases that afflict animals dates from the earliest human contacts with animals and is reflected… … Universalium
swineherd's disease — swine·herd s disease swīn .hərdz n a form of leptospirosis contracted from swine called also swineherder s disease * * * leptospirosis, manifested as a benign meningitis, caused by Leptospira interrogans, primarily serovars pomona and tarassovi,… … Medical dictionary
livestock farming — Introduction raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel … Universalium
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals — ▪ Table Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals animal(s) affected name(s) of disease nature of disease Diseases of bacterial origin most mammals, chickens necrobacillosis, calf diptheria, bovine foot rot, necrotic hepatitis,… … Universalium
Sydney Walter Josland — (born in Christchurch, New Zealand on January 30, 1904 and died in Lower Hutt near Wellington on June 28, 1991) was a New Zealand bacteriologist who specialised in research into Leptospirosis and Salmonella. He was the eldest son of Frederick… … Wikipedia
A partial list of zoonoses — ▪ Table A partial list of zoonoses disease causative organism animals principally involved Viral diseases arbovirus infections febrile illnesses hemorrhagic fever epidemic nephrosonephritis encephalitis (mosquito borne and tick borne) … Universalium
Zoonosis — A zoonosis (pronEng|ˌzoʊəˈnoʊsɨs) or zoonose is any infectious disease that is able to be transmitted (by a vector) from other animals, both wild and domestic, to humans or from humans to animals (the latter is sometimes called reverse zoonosis) … Wikipedia
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
