Non-Infectious animal diseases

infectious disease

any disease caused by a pathogen, may be contagiouas

Non-infectous disease

any disease not caused by a pathogen, non-communicale, numerous etiologies

Differential diagnosis

list of possible conditions that could be causing patient’s clinical signs

DAMNITV

acronym used to build a comprehensive differential list, each letter represents one or more categories of disease

Definitive diagnosis

diagnosis determined to be the cause of patients clinical signs

degenerative disease

pathophysiologic change that occurs overtime → deterioration of cells, tissues or organs, more common in older animals, progressive and irreversible

examples of degenerative disease

degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) degenerative myelopathy, chronic kidney disease

Congenital disease

structural or functional abnormalities present from birth

examples of Congenital disease

hydrocephalus, microphthalmia, atresia,

inherited disease

caused by genetic mutation passed down from parent, signs may be present at birth or deleop later in life

examples of inherited disease

hip dysplasia, polycystic kidney disease, von Willebrand disease

allergic disease

excessive or inappropriate immune response to innocuous antigen, local or systematic reaction

Autoimmune disease

immune reaction targeting healthy host cells

examples of Autoimmune disease

immune-mediated hemolytic anemia(IMHA) and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (ITP)

metabolic disease

caused by disruption to normal metabolic function

examples of metabolic disease

diabetes mellitus, ketosis, polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM)

Nutritional disease

excessive or insufficient overall nutrition, nutrient deficiency or excess

neoplastic disease

caused by abnormal cell growth, can be benign or malignant (cancerous)

examples of neoplastic disease

lipoma, osteosarcoma, lymphoma, melanoma

infectious diseases

prion, viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic

Inflammatory disease

can include any disease that causes inflammation

examples of inflammatory disease

asthma, meningitis, encephalitis, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis

Iatrogenic

caused by medical intervention

examples of iatrogenic

iatrogenic cushing’s disease, fluid overload

Idiopathic

unknown cause

examples of idiopathic

idiopathic epilepsy, idiopathic vestibular syndrome

Toxic disease

caused by exposure to toxins (endogenous or exogenous) that damage tissues

traumatic disease

caused by internal or external injury

vascular disease

any disease affecting blood vessels

examples of vascular disease

hypertension, vasculitis, throm oenbolic disease, ischemic injury