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To a horse what is the Rhino Virus?
Rhino or Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis is an upper respritory infection similar to the flu in humans. Horses need yearly vaccinations to prevent this virus and since it is very contagious, to keep it from spreading to other horses.
How many years passed between Pasteur's discovery that bacteria cause disease and the discovery of radium?
Do not know
How is heart disease passed on?
Heart disease is a non communicable disease and cannot be passed on from one person to another by physical contact or other things.
When a disease can be passed from person to person its referred as?
An infectious disease.
Why is aids a genetic disease?
because it is a disease passed on from dna
What does communicable and non-communicable mean?
When speaking of diseases, a communicable disease is one that can be passed from one with the disease to one who doesn't. This is the way colds are passed. A noncommunicable diseasecan not be passed person to person. For example, heart disease. You can not get heart disease from a patient who has it.
What are the differences between infectious and non-infectious diseases?
An "infectious disease" an agent that can be passed from one living organism to another. A non-infectious disease is a disease or other condition that cannot be spread to another organism.
What is the relationship between Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome?
mad cow disease is when cows get it. when the disease is passed on 2 humans, it's called the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. so technically its the same thing, just in different species
When a disease can be passed from person to person it is referred to as a what?
It is called as communicable disease.
When a disease cannot be passed from person to person it is referred as a what?
B.noncommunicable disease
What is the difference between a genetically inherited vs a contagious disease?
A genetically inherited disease is passed down from parents to their offspring through genes, while a contagious disease is caused by pathogens such as bacteria or viruses that can be transmitted between individuals through direct or indirect contact. Genetically inherited diseases are not contagious and cannot be spread from person to person, whereas contagious diseases can be easily transmitted between individuals.
How do horses get coggins disease?
It is a blood sample. The vet will screen the blood, searching for exposure to the virus Equine Infectious Anemia. If it is detected, it is usually fatal and your horse must not be exposed to the public or others horses because it is extremely contagioius.
