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==Diseases==

==Diseases==

For ease of use, the diseases of guinea pigs listed below will be by body system, or where this is not appropriate in an “Other” category displayed after the body system sections. Those diseases listed below are not exhaustive but rather highlight common diseases encountered with laboratory guinea pigs.

For ease of use, the diseases of guinea pigs listed below will be by body system, or where this is not appropriate in an “Other” category displayed after the body system sections. Those diseases listed below are not exhaustive but rather highlight common diseases encountered with laboratory guinea pigs.

===Integument System===

==Integument System==

Perhaps the most common finding in guinea pigs are skin problems related to diet, specifically a low vitamin C diet. Diet should always be considered when evaluating the integumentary system.

Perhaps the most common finding in guinea pigs are skin problems related to diet, specifically a low vitamin C diet. Diet should always be considered when evaluating the integumentary system.

=Ringworm=

=Ringworm=

The causal agent of this mycotic infection is commonly either ''Trichophyton mentagrophytes'' or ''Microsporum gypseum''. Areas of alopecia and seborrhoea can be found and hair can easily be plucked. Microscopic examination of hair plucked from areas of lesion is sufficient to confirm diagnosis.

The causal agent of this mycotic infection is commonly either ''Trichophyton mentagrophytes'' or ''Microsporum gypseum''. Areas of alopecia and seborrhoea can be found and hair can easily be plucked. Microscopic examination of hair plucked from areas of lesion is sufficient to confirm diagnosis.