Injections Vocabulary
Across
- 2. most common viral upper respiratory disease in horses; causes flu like symptoms
- 4. infectious disease in horses which affects the upper air passages
- 5. bacterial disease which affects the upper respiratory tract
- 7. contagious fatal viral disease which is transmitted by saliva
- 8. tumor found on cats
- 10. two large veins near the thigh on the hind leg
- 11. highly infectious bacterial disease affecting the eye of cattle
- 14. part of the syringe which holds the medicine
- 17. injection of a substance directly into the muscle
- 21. any of the three large veins in the neck
- 22. vein located on the front leg
- 23. can be caused by various clostridia and by contaminated injections; causes tissue infections, swelling and pain
- 24. disease which causes an upper respiratory infection in cats
- 26. infectious bacterial disease of the genital tract which causes infertility and abortions in cows
- 27. infectious blood disease caused by parasites and results in weight loss, trouble breathing, uncoordinated movement, abortion and death
- 29. viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes which results in inflammation of the brain and possibly death
- 31. caused by poultry litter in the pasture, attacks the muscles, nervous system V
- 32. caused by severe injury and results in a weak pulse and low blood pressure
- 35. fits tightly inside the barrel of the syringe and allows the applicator to push the medication through the syringe
- 36. injection used to prevent tetanus; bacterial disease which causes involuntary O
- 38. to close, shut or stop
- 39. away from the center of the body
- 43. viral disease in horses; also known as swamp fever
- 44. respiratory disease which affects cats
- 46. mechanism through which the fluid is injected into the animal
Down
- 1. bacterial infection occurring in the mouth or gastrointestinal tract
- 3. substances of a drug which remain in the tissue of the animal
- 6. highly contagious virus which is often fatal in cats
- 9. form of cancer of the bone marrow which prevents an animal from producing a normal level of red and white blood cells and platelets
- 10. causes sickness and bloody urine in calves; in cows, it may cause swelling of the udder and even abortion
- 12. medicines which contain weakened or dead bacteria and/or viruses which are injected into an animal to allow their body to create antibodies against the disease
- 13. often occurs when animals are turned out or moved to new pastures; caused by a parasite known as clostridial spores; results in skin wounds, muscle trauma and death
- 15. disease caused by parasites known as liver flukes which affect unvaccinated cattle and often results in death
- 16. thickness, size or measure of an object
- 18. includes black disease, black leg, malignant oedema, tetanus and botulism; caused by bacteria and often result in death
- 19. disease of the upper respiratory system
- 20. infectious disease caused by bacteria known as Brucella and can cause abortion, reduced milk production, soreness, uterine infection and reduced conception
- 25. injection of a substance directly into the vein
- 28. virus spread by mosquitoes which causes flu like symptoms and possibly death
- 29. injection used to inject a drug into the tissue layer between the skin and the muscle
- 30. also referred to as kennel cough; contagious respiratory disease in dogs
- 33. swollen area in body tissue which contains pus
- 34. cells of the immune system which kill foreign objects in the body
- 37. often results in death
- 40. movements and spasms and often results in death
- 41. highly contagious infection which affects dogs
- 42. infectious viral disease in dogs
- 45. disease caused by bacteria which is ingested by cattle and causes fever, depression, body convulsions and most likely death