Animal Diseases: English Vocabulary List

a rare bacterial infection that can occur in humans and animals, caused by Actinomyces bacteria, usually affecting the face and neck areas

"Actinomycosis causes facial lumps."

"Actinomycosis is a rare bacterial infection that can cause painful lumps on the face and neck."

a type of soft, spongy tumor that commonly occurs in horses and oxen, caused by an infection with a bacterium called Actinomyces bovis

"Anbury is a horse tumor."

"Anbury is a soft, spongy tumor commonly found in horses, caused by a bacterial infection."

a serious bacterial disease of warm-blooded animals, particularly cattle and sheep, that can be transmitted to people by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products

"Anthrax can infect skin or lungs."

"Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by spore forming bacteria that can affect the skin lungs or digestive system."

a viral infection in cows that can be transmitted to humans, historically used in developing the smallpox vaccine

"Cowpox protects from smallpox."

"Exposure to cowpox provided humans with immunity against the more deadly smallpox virus."

a contagious viral disease affecting animals, especially dogs, causing respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms

"Distemper is a dog illness."

"Distemper is a contagious viral disease that causes severe respiratory and gastrointestinal problems in dogs."

a bacterial disease, typically affecting young cattle and sheep, characterized by sudden death, fever, and severe muscle inflammation

"Blackleg kills young cattle."

"Blackleg is a bacterial disease that causes sudden death and severe muscle inflammation in young cattle."

the larval stage of certain flies that infest mammals like horses and cattle, causing health problems

"Bots infest horse stomachs."

"Bots are the larval stages of flies that infest mammals, causing significant health issues."

a disease of sheep or cattle, characterized by inflammation of the abomasum and often resulting in sudden death

"Braxy causes sheep death."

"Braxy is a disease in sheep characterized by stomach inflammation and often resulting in sudden death."

a bacterial infection usually transmitted to humans from animals, commonly through unpasteurized dairy products or direct contact with infected animals

"Brucellosis spreads from animals to humans."

"Brucellosis is a bacterial infection that spreads from animals to humans causing fever joint pain and sweating."

a fatal neurological disease that affects cattle and can occasionally be transmitted to humans as well

"Bovine spongiform encephalopathy affects cows."

"Bovine spongiform encephalopathy also known as mad cow disease is a fatal brain disorder in cattle."

cattle and pigs condition with facial swelling, sneezing, and nasal discharge due to injury and Fusobacterium necrophorum infection

"Bull nose is a pig infection."

"Bull nose is a bacterial infection in pigs that causes inflammation and swelling of the snout."

a parasitic infestation in cattle caused by the larvae of certain flies that burrow under the skin, creating lumps or nodules

"Warble is under skin."

"Warble is a lump under the skin of an animal caused by the presence of a botfly larva."

a condition in livestock caused by eating toxic plants, resulting in trembling and muscle weakness

"Trembles poison livestock."

"Trembles is a disease of cattle and sheep caused by eating certain poisonous plants that affects the nervous system."

a split in the front part of a horse's hoof, often caused by dry conditions or uneven growth

"Toe crack makes the horse lame."

"Toe crack is a vertical split in a horse's hoof that can cause lameness if it becomes infected."

an infectious disease in cattle caused by the protozoan parasite Babesia bovis, transmitted by ticks, leading to symptoms such as fever, anemia, and jaundice

"Texas fever kills cattle."

"Texas fever is a tick borne disease of cattle caused by a parasite that destroys red blood cells."

an acute and highly contagious disease, characterized by rapid onset, fever, and profuse sweating

"Sweating sickness caused sudden death."

"Sweating sickness was a mysterious and highly fatal disease that swept through England in the sixteenth century."

an infectious disease in horses transmitted by bloodsucking insects, causing fever and anemia

"Swamp fever is an equine virus."

"Swamp fever is a viral disease of horses transmitted by insects that causes recurring fever and anemia."

a contagious horse disease with fever, difficulty swallowing, and throat abscesses

"Strangles causes swollen lymph nodes in horses."

"Strangles is a highly contagious bacterial infection of horses that causes fever and swollen lymph nodes in the throat."

a neurological disorder in livestock, such as cattle and sheep, characterized by unsteady movements and loss of coordination

"Staggers makes sheep walk unsteadily."

"Staggers is a neurological condition in livestock caused by eating certain toxic plants leading to loss of coordination."

a degenerative condition in horses affecting the hock joint, resulting in inflammation, lameness, and swelling

"Spavin causes horse lameness."

"Spavin is a bony growth on the hock joint of a horse that causes lameness and stiffness."

an infectious and often fatal disease that mainly affects the nervous system of sheep

"Scrapie affects sheep and goats."

"Scrapie is a fatal degenerative disease that affects the nervous system of sheep and goats."

a split in a horse's hoof, often caused by debris like sand, potentially leading to lameness

"The horse has a sand crack."

"Sand crack is a vertical crack in a horse's hoof that can be very painful and difficult to treat."

highly contagious viral cattle disease eradicated worldwide in 2011, causing fever and oral lesions

"Rinderpest has been eradicated globally."

"Rinderpest was a devastating viral disease of cattle that has been completely eradicated worldwide."

a condition in cattle, caused by tick-transmitted parasites, leading to fever and red urine

"Cattle can get red water."

"Red water is a disease of cattle caused by a parasite that destroys red blood cells and turns the urine red."

vertical hoof split on the quarter, often due to trauma, improper balance, or inadequate care

"The farrier treated the quarter crack."

"Quarter crack is a vertical hoof crack that occurs on the side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel."

a bacterial infection in chicks and young poultry, caused by Salmonella Pullorum, leading to high mortality and reproductive issues

"Chicks can get Pullorum disease."

"Pullorum disease is a bacterial infection in young chickens that causes diarrhea high mortality and is often fatal."

an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria that can be transmitted from birds to humans

"Psittacosis spreads from parrots to humans."

"Psittacosis is a rare bacterial infection that humans can catch from infected birds like parrots causing flu like symptoms."

a skin condition in animals, characterized by the formation of fine, flaky scales on the skin's surface

"The dog has pityriasis."

"Pityriasis is a skin condition that causes scaly patches on the skin which may be pink red or white in color."

an inflammation of the outer membrane of the eye and inner eyelid, causing redness and discomfort

"The cat has pinkeye."

"Pinkeye is inflammation of the conjunctiva the clear membrane that covers the white part of the eye and lines the eyelid."

a respiratory infection, often affecting birds, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci

"Parrots can get ornithosis."

"Ornithosis is a respiratory infection in birds caused by a specific bacterium."

a contagious viral infection affecting birds, particularly poultry, causing respiratory and neurological symptoms

"Poultry can contract newcastle disease."

"Newcastle disease is a highly contagious viral infection affecting birds that can cause respiratory and nervous system problems."

a viral disease affecting rabbits, characterized by skin tumors, swelling, and often leading to severe illness and death

"Rabbits can die from myxomatosis."

"Myxomatosis is a viral disease of rabbits that causes swelling and discharge and is often fatal."

any severe and often infectious disease, especially one affecting cattle or other livestock

"Livestock can suffer murrain."

"Murrain is an old term for a severe, infectious disease affecting livestock."

a painful and recurring eye inflammation that affects horses

"The horse suffers from moon blindness."

"Moon blindness is a recurring inflammation of the eye in horses that can lead to blindness."

neurological disorder in cattle, sheep, and horses from ingesting toxic plants, causing incoordination and tremors

"Horses can get loco disease."

"Loco disease is poisoning of livestock caused by eating locoweed which affects the nervous system and causes strange behavior."

an inflammatory condition affecting a horse's hooves, specifically the laminae, causing pain, lameness, and potential hoof structural changes

"The horse has laminitis."

"Laminitis is a painful condition in horses where the soft tissue inside the hoof called the laminae becomes inflamed."

a chronic respiratory condition in horses due to prolonged exposure to dust, causing coughing and increased respiratory effort

"The horse has heaves."

"Heaves is a chronic respiratory disease in horses similar to asthma that causes difficulty breathing and coughing."

contagious bacterial infection in horses caused by Burkholderia mallei, with symptoms like nasal discharge and respiratory distress

"Glanders is a serious horse disease."

"Glanders is a serious bacterial infection that affects horses and can be transmitted to humans causing pneumonia and skin ulcers."

a bacterial infection in fish causing painful ulcers, often by Aeromonas salmonicida

"Furunculosis causes multiple boils."

"Furunculosis is a skin condition characterized by the formation of multiple boils or furuncles caused by bacterial infection."

tick-borne bacterial disease in cattle causing anemia, jaundice, and decreased milk production

"Anaplasmosis infects cattle through ticks."

"Anaplasmosis is a tick borne bacterial disease that infects and destroys red blood cells in cattle and other ruminants."

highly contagious poultry virus causing respiratory and neurological symptoms with high mortality

"Fowl pest is bird flu."

"Fowl pest is another name for avian influenza or bird flu a viral infection that affects many bird species."

a contagious viral disease in cloven-hoofed animals, causing fever, mouth, and foot blisters, leading to economic losses

"Foot-and-mouth disease affects cloven-hoofed animals."

"Foot and mouth disease is a severe viral infection of cloven hoofed animals like cows and pigs that causes blisters."

a fatal neurological disease that affects cattle and can occasionally be transmitted to humans as well

"Mad cow disease spreads through contaminated feed."

"Mad cow disease is a fatal brain disorder in cattle that can be transmitted to humans who eat contaminated beef."