List of three major diseases caused due to fungi in animals. The diseases are: 1. Epizootic Lymphangitis 2. Ringworm (Dermatomycosis) 3. Aspergillosis. Disease # 1. Epizootic Lymphangitis: Definition: This is a chronic disease of horses caused by a fungus Histoplasma (Crypto- coccus) farciminosus and characterised by inflammation and suppuration of the cutaneous and subcutaneous lymphatic vessels and glands. Animals susceptible: [...]
List of four major protozoan diseases found in animals:- 1. Amoebiasis 2. Gardiasis 3. Anaplasmosis 4. Coccidiosis. Protozoan Disease # 1. Amoebiasis: Definition: This is a disease common in man, has also been found in dogs. It is caused by Entamoeba histolytica, a protozoa of the order Amoebida and characterised by dysentery. Young cats are also susceptible to certain extent. [...]
List of five major trypanosomic diseases found in animals:- 1. Dourine 2. Nagana 3. Surra 4. Mal-De-Caderas 5. Leishmaniasis. Trypanosomic Disease # 1. Dourine: Synonym: Infectious polyneuritis, Covering disease, Breeding paralysis. Definition: This is a chronic contagious infective disease affecting horses and asses characterised by local inflammation of external genital organs followed by cutaneous eruptions known as Dourine plaques and [...]