Category: Multispecies

Posted in Bacterial Hematopoietic Multispecies

๐“๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐š is a bacterial disease caused by ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ. It was first described in the county of Tulare in California, hence the name!

Posted in Bacterial Liver and Biliary Multispecies

๐“๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ž๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž is a bacterial infection of the liver that leads to ๐ก๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ, or death of the liver cells.

Posted in Gastrointestinal Miscellaneous Multispecies

๐Œ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ is a dilation, or enlargement, of the esophagus. Specifically, it refers to dilation of the ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง (empty middle where the food goes).

Posted in Gastrointestinal Multispecies Parasitic

๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ are more scientifically known as ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ. These particular tapeworms are pretty wild because they can be up to ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ! Yes, you read that right!

Posted in Integument Multispecies Parasitic

๐‘๐จ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ are also known as ๐‚๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š, but they are anything but cute! These larval stages of the Cuterebra fly cause ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ (fly infestation) in several species.

Posted in Cardiovascular Malformation Multispecies

๐“๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ is a combination of four ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ (present at birth) defects in the heart, leading to abnormal blood flow. This condition is quite rare, but interesting!

Posted in Liver and Biliary Miscellaneous Multispecies Urinary

๐€๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is caused by a group of diseases that result in high levels of ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ being deposited in the tissues. Amyloid is a protein material that has a characteristic folding pattern, but has many forms produced in many different situations.

Posted in Integument Miscellaneous Multispecies

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ž is a potential outcome of exposure to severe cold. However, it is actually fairly uncommon in our animal species, thanks to their long hair!

Posted in Bones and Joints Malformation Multispecies

๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐š is an increased number of limbs! This condition is a form of ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, where an otherwise normal structure is made too many times.

Posted in Multispecies Parasitic Special Senses

๐„๐ฒ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ are a species of ๐ง๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐๐ž (roundworm) that like to live in eyes, as you might have guessed. They are found worldwide, which is a horrifying thought for you to enjoyย