Amanitin Toxicosis

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Amanitin Toxicosis Basic Information Definition Acute hepatotoxicity subsequent to amanitin-containing mushroom exposure Synonym(s) • Amanita toxicosis • Death cap intoxication • Amatoxin poisoning • Hepatotoxic mushroom poisoning • Amanitin poisoning…

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African Horse Sickness

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African Horse Sickness Basic Information Definition • African horse sickness (AHS) is caused by a double-stranded, nonenveloped RNA virus that affects members of the family Equidae and is transmitted by…

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Alopecia Areata

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Alopecia Areata Basic Information Definition A cell-mediated autoimmune disorder resulting in round patches of hair loss Epidemiology Genetics and Breed Predisposition A hereditary factor has been suggested. Clinical Presentation History,…

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Adenovirus

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Adenovirus Basic Information Definition A virus causing respiratory disease and occasionally diarrhea primarily in Arabian foals with severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCID) Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex • Primarily affects Arabian…

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Abortion, Equine Infectious

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Abortion, Equine Infectious Basic Information Definition Pregnancy loss after placental development around 40 to 45 days (may be more correctly termed “stillbirth” in term pregnancies after 320 days). Causes include…

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E

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E Echinococcosis AUTHOR: CHARLES M. HENDRIX EDITOR: DOUGLASS K. MACINTIRE 1ST EDITION AUTHOR: LISA M. TIEBER. NIELSON BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION • Cestode (tapeworm) infection with larval stages (hydatid cysts) that…

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Introduction to Drug Formulary

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Introduction to Drug Formulary EDITOR Etienne Côté, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology, Small Animal Internal Medicine) *, The drugs listed in this formulary represent a compilation of the more commonly used therapeutic…

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M

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M Macadamia Nut Toxicosis AUTHOR: SHARON. WELCH EDITOR SAFDAR A. KHAN 1ST EDITION AUTHOR: MOAZZAM. KHAN BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Acute and often self-limiting toxicosis of dogs resulting from ingestion of…

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C

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C Cachexia, Cancer-Associated AUTHOR: GLENNA E. MAULDIN EDITOR: KENNETH M. RASSNICK BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION The term cancer cachexia refers to weight loss in an animal or person with underlying neoplastic…

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R

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R Rabies AUTHOR: MAUREEN A. MCMICHAEL EDITOR: DOUGLASS K. MACINTIRE 1ST EDITION AUTHOR: LISA TIEBER. NIELSON BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Fatal polioencephalitis of warm-blooded animals and humans caused by a Lyssavirus…

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