Equine Pathology Workbook

CHAPTER ELEVEN: ZOONOSIS

Definitions:

 Infection ________________________________________________________________

 Infectious Disease _________________________________________________________

 Contagious ______________________________________________________________

 Interspecific disease _______________________________________________________

 Zoonosis ________________________________________________________________

 Symptom ________________________________________________________________

 Sign ____________________________________________________________________

 Subclinical _______________________________________________________________

Introduction

Many diseases are infectious. This means that the pathogen can replicate and proliferate within the body. Some infectious diseases are contagious, meaning that they can be spread from one individual to another. Transmission of disease is usually through the movement of bodily fluids. Within the body, disease can move from one region to another through the:

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