Author: Madison

Posted in Pathology Principles

Apoptosis is a controlled process of cell death, involving progressive shrinkage and formation of apoptotic bodies, small fragments of cells with an intact membrane. Because the membrane remains intact, apoptosis is not associated with inflammation, unlike necrosis.

Posted in Immunity Pathology Principles

The complement cascade is a series of proteins produced by the liver that are activated sequentially, and ultimately result in the formation of a pore in a target cell. Along the way, the different protein components can have other effects, like chemotaxis, opsonization and interaction with the immune system.

Posted in Pathology Principles

Autoimmune diseases occur when there is failure of self-tolerance, leading to the immune system reacting to its own cells. The most studied of these is systemic lupus erythematosus, although many other autoimmune diseases exist.

Posted in Muscles and Tendons Parasitic Teleosts

𝐀 𝐣𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧? 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐠𝐞𝐧? Today’s path rounds are on 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭?Tapioca…

Posted in Avian Gastrointestinal Parasitic

Today’s path rounds are on 𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭?𝐓𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬 are a 𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (roundworm) that affect primarily aquatic birds. They are…

Posted in Bovids Caprids Gastrointestinal Ovine Viral

𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 is a viral infection, caused by 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬. The virus gets its name because it can cause 𝐜𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 (blue tinge to the tissue) of the tongue! Weird.

Posted in Hematopoietic Multispecies Parasitic

𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is an infection with the protozoa 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚, which infects blood cells. There are over 100 species of Babesia!

Posted in Gastrointestinal Miscellaneous Suids

𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 are bony formations in the 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 (the membrane that holds the intestine in place). These bones are not supposed to be there, so this is a form of 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚 (one cell type replacing another).

Posted in Felids Fungal Integument Nervous

𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is an infection with 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 fungi, otherwise known as “𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬”. Although these fungi most commonly infect the skin, they can also affect other organs.

Posted in Equids Gastrointestinal Parasitic

𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 species are long, thread-like worms that live within the abdominal cavity of many species.