animal diseases
Fauna health problems
Animal diseases are illnesses affecting non-human creatures, studied in veterinary medicine.
The term covers conditions ranging from livestock epidemics like foot-and-mouth disease to pet ailments like canine parvovirus.
Some animal diseases are zoonotic, meaning they can spread to humans: Rabies is among the most dangerous animal diseases.
The field intersects with public health, agriculture, and wildlife conservation.
- mangeMite-caused skin disease
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- heartwormCardiac parasitic nematode
- avian influenzaViral infection affecting birds
- bird fluViral illness from poultry
brucellosis · sarcoptic mange · rabies · toxoplasmosis · zoonotic · hip dysplasia · giardiasis · swine fever · drool · stagger · sick as a dog · leptospirosis · hoof and mouth · salmonellosis · foam · canine distemper · feline leukemia · fever