Examples Of Infectious Diseases
6.2 EXAMPLES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Disease Causing Organism | Name of the disease | How it enters the body or is spread | Principle treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhea | Through food, water, or containers contaminated with manure | ||
| Infected wounds | Entry of filth into the wound | ||
| Pneumonia | Through the air or contact with saliva (coughing), nasal discharge, contaminated food or water | ||
| Bacteria | Metritis | Contact with filth during or following delivery or abortion | Antibiotics |
| Mastitis | Damage to udder or teat, dirty milking practices, unsanitary housing | ||
| Swollen joints | Germs from manure entering through mouth, wounds, or umbilical cord | ||
| Virus | Foot and Mouth, Rinderpest | From another sick animal (through the air or saliva) | Painkillers like aspirin. (These medicines do not fight the virus directly. They just help the body to heal itself.) |
| Rabies | From a bite (saliva) | ||
| Fungi | Ringworm | Contact between animals or contaminated stalls | Iodine |
| Protozoa | Trypano-somes | From blood (of an infected animal), carried by a biting insect | Specific parasite medicine |
| Coccidia | From manure of an infected animal | Specific parasite medicine | |
| Internal Parasites | Liver fluke | From an intermediate host | Specific parasite medicine |
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| Roundworm | Directly from the manure of another animal or contaminated pasture | Specific parasite medicine | |
| External Parasites | Lice | From touching infested animals or infested stalls | Specific parasite medicine |
| Maggots in wounds | Flies lay eggs in open wounds | Specific parasite medicine |