Lactation and Health

change in a body organ from disease or injury- Lesion

a cell type that provides specific immunity- Antibody

can cause disease in another organism- Pathogen 

if a disease is readily transmitted, it is- Contagious

cause of a disease- Etiology

stimulates the immune system- Antigen

brings nutrients that are the components of milk to the mammary gland- Capillaries

inflammation of the mammary gland- Mastitis

in a disease, this is an observable difference from normal- Symptom

carbohydrate found in milk- Lactose

a vector in the transmission of West Nile virus- Mosquito

milk synthesis- Lactogenesis

degree of pathogenicity- Virulence

contains the secretory cells in the mammary gland- Alveoli

found in the lumen of the alveoli- Milk

protein found in milk- Casein

describes a disease, which has a very sudden onset and short duration- Acute

major predisposing cause of disease- Stress

colostrum is much higher in __ content than milk- Protein

the rear portion of this structure is the source of oxytocin- Pituitary

a disease shared by human and animals- Zoonotic

process in which the mammary gland returns to its pre-lactation weight- Involution

milk synthesis takes place in these cells- Secretory 

an animal with sub-clinical infections that is capable of spreading infectious agents- Carrier 

cells around the alveoli that contract in response to oxytocin- Myoepithelial

population where a disease agent can retreat and animals are slowly infected- Reservoir

a way to actively acquire antibodies- Vaccination

hormone directly responsible for milk letdown is- Oxytocin

primary stimulus for milk letdown- Touch

secreted from the mammary gland at birth- Colostrum

disease with minor or non-specific symptoms- Chronic

is the primary immune response (faster or slower) than the secondary immune response?- Slower