Vocab

Ability for a pathogen to cause disease

difficulty breathing

naturally found, endemic

no symptoms

are inclusion bodies specific to the rabies virus, particles in the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells that result from viral infections.

before death

blood poisoning

fever

presence of excess blood in the vessels

the virus in the blood

blood cells are escaping out of the vascular system

decrease in white blood cells

the study of the disease in populations

means increase in drinking

frequent urination

refers to sickness or illness

fast acting

long lasting

the person performing the necropsy

after death

science dealing with the nature of disease

science of the immune system and making vaccines to protect against fatal diseases

being non-susceptible to a disease causing agent

a recognition system that distinguishes between self and non-self

a foreign substance

a disease causing agent

a protein capable of reacting with a specific antigen

antibodies in blood plasma and lyph nodes that act on free bacteria

specialized cells acting on bacteria, viruses that have already infected host cells

intoxication from hazardous levels of lead in body tissues

study of the cause of disease

"best guess"

final diagnosis based on data

a protein associated with muscle breakdown

build up of fluid or congestion

overheating

in-coordination

study of how the disease moves through the population