Fill in the missing words
The following terms can be applied to respiratory Diseases. Fill in the missing terms/definitions:
Epistaxis - Term used to describe a nosebleed
dyspnea- Difficulty breathing
apnea - Cessation of breathing
Tachypnoea - increased respiratory Rate
Hyperpnoea –increased respiratory rate and depth.
Pneumothorax is air within the thoracic cavity and can be caused by the following:
trauma to the thoracic wall
_over Inflation of the lungs during IPPV (Intermittent positive Pressure ventilation)
feline infectious enteritis (FIE) is also known as panleucopenia, feline distemper or feline parvovirus
Felv is an infectious, incurable disease in cats and is caused by a species specific retrovirus
Hard pad is often another name for canine distemper as this is one of the symptoms dog can be seen with
Protozoal Zoonotic Disease of cats –toxoplasmosis
The incubation period is the time between the date of infection and the signs (appearance) of the symptoms
Define the following terms:
Isolation – is the physical separation of the animal suspected of having or proved to have a transmissible infectious diease.
Barrier Nursing – creating a "barrier between the infectious animal and the nursing staff and other animals. This is usually carried out in conjunction with isolating the animal but can be done alone if not isolation facilities avaliable.
Quarantine – is the compulsory isolation (with strict protocols) of animals with or potentially exposed to infectious disease. In the case of "quarantine kennels" with notable diseases such as rabies.
Why should an animal with a respiratory disease be isolated? Transmission of respiratory diseases is often by aerosol. Coughing and sneezing creates an aerosol of large numbers of water droplets loaded with micro-organisms into the atmosphere which may infect other susceptible animals sharing the same air space.
State the 5 main ways in which infection may establish itself within a new host?
◦ Ingestion via infected food/coprophagia.
◦ Inhalation.
◦ Via the skin.
◦ Via the mucous membranes of the mouth, ear, eye and sexual organs.
◦ Congenital route.
List 10 methods of disease control
◦ Isolation.
◦ Quarantine.
◦ Barrier nursing.
◦ Good ventilation (and ensuring that too many animals are not sharing the same air space).
◦ Therapy (ensure early and effective treatment of infected animals). (early treatment)
◦ Good hygiene. (ppe, washing hands, disinfecting)
◦ Control of endo and ectoparasites. (diease vectors)
◦ Vaccination.
◦ Import controls( animas coming in ( pet passports))
