HyperDic: animal_disease

English > 1 sense of the expression animal disease:
NOUNstateanimal diseasea disease that typically does not affect human beings
English > animal disease: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA disease that typically does not affect human beings.
NarrowerNewcastle diseasedisease of domestic fowl and other birds
Texas feverAn infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick
anaplasmosisA disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks
aspergillosis, brooder pneumoniasevere respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
bigheadAny of various diseases of animals characterized by edema of the head and neck
black disease, sheep rot, liver rot, distomatosisA disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products
bovine spongiform encephalitis, BSE, mad cow diseaseA fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system
bull noseA disease of pigs resulting in swelling of the snout
camelpoxA viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox
canine chorea, choreachorea in dogs
catarrhal feverAny of several disease of livestock marked by fever and edema of the respiratory tract
chronic wasting diseaseA wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk
costiasisA fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin
cowpox, vacciniaA viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder
creepsA disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency
distemperAny of various infectious / infectious viral diseases of animals
enterotoxemiaA disease of cattle and sheep that is attributed to toxins absorbed from the intestines
fistulous withers, fistulaA chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse
foot-and-mouth disease, hoof-and-mouth diseaseAcute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs / hoofs
foot rotcontagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)
fowl choleraAn acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia
fowl pestEither of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl
heaves, broken windA chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
hemorrhagic septicemia, pasteurellosisAn acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection
hog choleraHighly infectious virus disease of swine
loco disease, locoismA disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning
looping illAn acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep
mangeA persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair
moon blindness, mooneyerecurrent eye inflammation in horses
murrainAny disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague / plague
myxomatosisA viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits
pipA disease of poultry
psittacosis, parrot diseaseinfectious disease of birds
pullorum disease, bacillary white diarrhea, bacillary white diarrhoeaA serious bacterial disease of young chickens
red waterA disease of cattle
rhinotracheitisA respiratory infection of the nose and throat in cattle
rinderpest, cattle plagueAn acute infectious / infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal)
saddle sore, gallAn open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
sand crackA fissure in the wall of a horse's hoof often causing lameness
scoursdiarrhea in livestock
scrapieA fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
shipping fever, shipping pneumoniaA deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep
spavinA swelling of the hock joint of a horse
staggers, blind staggersA disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle
sweating sicknessA disease of cattle (especially calves)
trembles, milk sicknessdisease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot
warbleA lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
zoonosis, zoonotic diseaseAn animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
BroaderdiseaseAn impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Spanishpatología animal

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