Category: Multispecies
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ is a bacterial disease caused by ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ. It was first described in the county of Tulare in California, hence the name!
๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐ is a bacterial infection of the liver that leads to ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ, or death of the liver cells.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ is a dilation, or enlargement, of the esophagus. Specifically, it refers to dilation of the ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง (empty middle where the food goes).
๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ are more scientifically known as ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ. These particular tapeworms are pretty wild because they can be up to ๐๐-๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ! Yes, you read that right!
๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ are also known as ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐, but they are anything but cute! These larval stages of the Cuterebra fly cause ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ (fly infestation) in several species.
๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ is a combination of four ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ (present at birth) defects in the heart, leading to abnormal blood flow. This condition is quite rare, but interesting!
๐๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is caused by a group of diseases that result in high levels of ๐๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ 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.
๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ is a potential outcome of exposure to severe cold. However, it is actually fairly uncommon in our animal species, thanks to their long hair!
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ is an increased number of limbs! This condition is a form of ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, where an otherwise normal structure is made too many times.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ are a species of ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ (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