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===Disease===
===Disease===
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====Definition and Type====
====Definition and Type====
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A definite morbid (illness producing) process having a characteristic train of symptoms or
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signs: it may affect the whole body or any of its parts and its aetiology, pathology and
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prognosis may be known or unknown.
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Disease can be divided into two main categories
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1. Acute - of sudden onset and short duration
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Outcome - a. causes death of the animal, or
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- b. resolves due to host defence response or clinical therapy, or
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- c. becomes chronic disease
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2. Chronic - of insidious onset and protracted course
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Outcome - a. progressively destroys tissue compromising its function and endangering life,
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or
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- b. its course is halted and the tissue repairs by scarring
====Factors Involved in the Development of Disease====
====Factors Involved in the Development of Disease====
====Types of Agents Causing Disease====
====Types of Agents Causing Disease====
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