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Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) may be defined as those epidemic diseases which are highly contagious or transmissible and have the potential for very rapid spread, irrespective of national borders, causing serious socio-economic and possibly public health consequences.
- What are transboundary and emerging diseases?
- What are the types of animal diseases?
- What are the 5 causes of disease in animals?
- What is meant by transboundary?
- What are the 4 types of diseases?
- What is communicable disease?
- Is Ebola a zoonotic disease?
- How is ringworm controlled in animals?
What are transboundary and emerging diseases?
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases brings together in one place the latest research on infectious animal diseases considered to hold the greatest economic threat to animals worldwide.
What are the types of animal diseases?
Examples of animal diseases that are quite similar to commonly occurring human diseases include chronic emphysema in the horse; leukemia in cats and cattle; muscular dystrophies in chickens and mice; atherosclerosis in pigs and pigeons; blood-coagulation disorders and nephritis in dogs; gastric ulcers in swine; ...
What are the 5 causes of disease in animals?
Direct causes of disease are: (1) bacteria, (2) viruses, (3) parasites, (4) fungi, (5) nutritional deficiencies, (6) chemical poisons, and (7) unknown causes. Infectious diseases are the greatest threat to livestock health. They are caused by bacteria, viruses, rickettsia and fungi.
What is meant by transboundary?
adjective. Moving or having effect across a boundary or boundaries. 'transboundary agreements were being forged' 'transboundary rivers' 'transboundary cooperation is essential to better adapt to future disasters'
What are the 4 types of diseases?
There are four main types of disease: infectious diseases, deficiency diseases, hereditary diseases (including both genetic diseases and non-genetic hereditary diseases), and physiological diseases. Diseases can also be classified in other ways, such as communicable versus non-communicable diseases.
What is communicable disease?
Communicable diseases, also known as infectious diseases or transmissible diseases, are illnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing disease) biologic agents in an individual human or other animal host.
Is Ebola a zoonotic disease?
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is also known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever and is considered to be an emerging zoonotic disease. It is a severe contagious disease affecting humans and non-human primates.
How is ringworm controlled in animals?
Control. The ringworm fungus produces spores that are resistant to ordinary cleaning, and need heavy disinfection to clear them. They last over a year so can be present long after the infection in the animals have gone, and even after the animals themselves have gone. Animals should be handled with gloves.
