Title: Explain common animal diseases and their treatments.
Course: Veterinary Science II (18105-II) > Section: Understanding Disease and Disease Prevention

Explanation should include

- common animal microbial and dietary diseases, including their signs and symptoms
- the relationship between disease and diet, including how vitamin and mineral deficiencies affect disease susceptibility
- transmission of common animal infectious diseases, including impact of direct and indirect exposure to disease-producing agents
- standard treatments for common animal diseases
- preventive measures for common animal diseases (e.g., vaccination, husbandry practices that can minimize risk of transmission)
- the concept of being immunocompromised (e.g., diabetic, geriatric, affected by long-term steroid use) and thus more susceptible to infectious diseases
- the problem of drug resistance due to overuse of antimicrobials.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are common diseases of companion animals classified?
- What role do symptoms play in the diagnosis of diseases?
- What are the consequences if hyperthyroidism in a cat goes untreated?
- What are uroliths? How can they affect the animal? What is the consequence of ignoring them?
- Why is it important to understand how each disease is transmitted from animal to animal?
- What is an epidemic?
- What does endemic mean?
- What is the purpose of an isolation room in an animal care facility?
- Why is it important to follow quarantine procedures to the letter?
- Why are ventilation systems so important in an animal care facility? What dangers might they pose?