Diseases transmitted directly or indirectly from an infected animal to a healthy animal
Contagious Disease
Inanimate objects (bowels, blankets, doorknob, shoes) that provide a means of infectious disease transmission
Fomite
Animals that harbor contagious disease without showing clinical signs.
Carrier
Diseases spread from animals to humans or vice versa.
Zoonotic
This virus is spread through infected feces of canine animals leading to dehydration from the amount of fluid loss from vomiting and liquid diarrhea.
Parvovirus
The infections of female animals mammary glands
Mastitis
This is a parasitic disease in swine that is housed in the intestinal tract.
Coccidiosis
Disease with a short duration
Disease with a short duration
Disease with long duration.
Chronic Disease
This virus mainly impacts the canine family. It has similar symptoms as a cold, without a known cure.
Canine Distemper
An infection in the feet on hooved animals. It causes the space between the hooves to rot away.
Foot Rot
This bacterial infection causes a scabbing of the skin in young piglets
Exudative Epidermitis (Greasy Pig)
This bacteria causes chronic cold-like symptoms in poultry.
Mycoplasmosis
To prevent this, it is important to keep fresh, high-quality hay. Similar to a stomach ache for humans.
Colic
Similar to Canine Distemper, don’t confuse them though. This virus only affects animals in the feline family.
Feline Pan Leukopenia
This disease causes copious watery eye discharge and can eventually lead to blindness in the animal.
Pinkeye
A Spiral bacteria in swine that is housed in the large intestine also causing diarrhea.
Swine dysentery
Diseases that affect the whole body or a large part of the body
Systemic
Causes inflammation in the hooves on animals.
Laminitis
Similar to AIDS, this virus attacks the immune system causing them to be more susceptible to other viruses.
FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)
This causes an inflammation of the intestinal tract leading to scours in younger bovine
What is Calf Enteritis
This virus only affects swine animals and can cause mummified stillbirths of the offspring.
Porcine parvovirus
This bacteria caused disease leaves both chronic and acute symptoms. One acute symptom being diarrhea and a chronic one being swollen joints.
Fowl Cholera
This virus is often carried by flying animals, such as mosquitoes and birds, but symptoms are only seen in equine animals.
Equine Encephalomyelitis
This disease causes discomfort and difficulty in urinating for feline animals.
FIC (Feline Idiopathic Cystitis)