Parasites
This is the term for a parasite found on the OUTSIDE of the body.
What is an ectoparasite?
This is the sudden onset of symptoms within the first 24 hours of exposure to a toxin.
What is acute toxicosis?
This disease is spread from flea bites, at one point responsible for killing 1/3 of the global population.
What is the plague?
Arthritis
What is the musculoskeletal system?
Towards the back.
What is dorsal?
This is the term for the organism harmed by a parasite.
What is a host?
The effects that happen due to continued exposure to a toxin.
What is chronic toxicosis?
This is a fatal virus that impacts the central nervous system, passed from bodily fluids. If exposed to this virus, people are recommended a series of shots to prevent infection.
What is rabies?
Hemophilia
What is the cardiovascular system?
What is ventral?
This is a parasitic roundworm found in the cardiovascular system.
What are heartworms?
These are some of the different types of venomous snakes that can harm animal life.
What are rattlesnakes, coral snakes, cottonmouths, and water moccasins?
This is a rare and life-threatening illness, creating flu-like symptoms. Spread by rodents.
What is hantavirus?
Bloat
What is the Digestive/Gastrointestinal System?
Towards the tail.
What is posterior/caudal?
This is a protozoan infection of the intestines, often contracted from unclean drinking water, that leads to diarrhea.
What is Giardia?
This human treat contains theobromine which is toxic to dogs.
What is chocolate?
This is a highly contagious fungus that causes red, raised circle that appears at the site of infection.
What is ringworm?
What is the Respiratory System?
Related to the skull.
What is cranial?
What is Trichinellosis?
The yeast in this baked good can cause dangerous distension in the digestive system of pets.
What is bread dough?
This is a spore causing bacteria that most often infects herbivorous animals. The toxins that the spores release in the body cause bleeding, tissue destruction, and death.
What is anthrax?
Diabetes
What is the endocrine system?
Related to the nose.
What is rostrum/rostral?