anthrax+(disease+of+horses)

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• anthrax — /an thraks/, n., pl. anthraces / threuh seez /. Pathol. 1. an infectious, often fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other mammals, caused by Bacillus anthracis, transmitted to humans by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products. 2. a… …   Universalium

• animal disease — ▪ non human Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions.       Concern with diseases that afflict animals dates from the earliest human contacts with animals and is reflected… …   Universalium

• Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety.       In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …   Universalium

• infectious disease — Introduction       in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents including bacteria, viruses (virus),… …   Universalium

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• zoonosis — /zoh on euh sis, zoh euh noh sis/, n., pl. zoonoses / seez , seez/. Pathol. any disease of animals communicable to humans. [1875 80; < NL, irreg. < Gk zoio ZOO + nósos sickness, with ending appar. conformed to SIS] * * * ▪ pathology plural… …   Universalium

• Glossanthrax — Glos*san thrax, n. [Gr. ? tongue + E. anthrax: cf. F. glossanthrax.] A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Bacillus anthracis — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Bacillus anthracis image width = 240px image caption = Photomicrograph of Bacillus anthracis (fuchsin methylene blue spore stain). regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Bacilli ordo = Bacillales familia …   Wikipedia