Category: Hematopoietic

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

𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 is a viral disease caused by a 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬. This disease is highly transmissible with no known treatment, and infected horses will carry the virus for the rest of their lives. Therefore, prevention of this disease is critical!

𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢 are also known as accessory spleens, and they are a form of 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚, or normal tissue in an abnormal place. In other words, they are basically mini spleens in an area where the spleen normally isn’t!

𝐋𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚 is a tumour of the 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬, one of the body’s major white blood cells. Because the white blood cells are found in the blood, these tumours can occur pretty much anywhere, and are always considered 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 (aggressive).

𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐥𝐮, or avian influenza, is a viral infection that affects many different bird species. Recently, there have been outbreaks of the strain 𝐇𝟓𝐍𝟏 across the world, which has been devastating for poultry production and wildlife species.

𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is an extremely common disease, caused by a bacterial infection. In this disease, the lymph nodes become infected (lymphadenitis) and turn cheesy (caseous). Yum 

𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 is a bacterial disease caused by 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬. It was first described in the county of Tulare in California, hence the name!

𝐂𝐲𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐱𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoa 𝐂𝐲𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐱𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐧. The protozoan can be found in wild felids throughout North America!

𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐱 is a bacterial disease that causes severe 𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 (inflammation of the lymphatic vessels) and 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 (blood infection), and has a high mortality rate.

𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is a viral infection of rabbits, as the name would suggest. This disease has been implicated in many massive mortality events in rabbits, with 90% of exposed rabbits dying from the disease.