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====Aspects of Disease====
 
====Aspects of Disease====
1. Incidence - how much? where? in what species?
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2. Aetiology - causal agent(s); predisposing factors
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* There are many aspects of a disease that must be considered in order to understand it in full.
3. Transmission - spread between individuals; zoonosis?
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*# '''Incidence'''
4. Pathogenesis - how the causal agent(s) exert their effect within the body.
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*#* How much of the disease is present?  
5. Diagnosis - history
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*#* Where is the disease found?  
- clinical findings - clinical examination
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*#* In what species is the disease seen?
- clinical pathology
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*# '''Aetiology''
- biopsy or post-mortem examination
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*#* Causal agent(s)
6. Prognosis and Treatment
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*#* Predisposing factors
7. Control and Prevention - the ideal situation
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*# '''Transmission'''
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*#* How is the disease spread between individuals?
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*#* Is the disease zoonotic?
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*# '''Pathogenesis'''
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*#* How the causal agent(s) exert their effect within the body.
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*# '''Diagnosis'''
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*#* History
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*#* Clinical findings
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*#** Clinical examination
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*#** Clinical pathology
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*#* Biopsy or post-mortem examination
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*# '''Prognosis and Treatment'''
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*# '''Control and Prevention'''
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*#* The ideal situation
    
====Post Mortem Examination====
 
====Post Mortem Examination====
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