Certified Veterinary Assistant - Level 1: Course 101 General Veterinary Assistance Rated A+

Certified Veterinary Assistant - Level 1: Course 101 General Veterinary Assistance Rated A+ Antiseptic A chemical agent applied to living tissue to prevent growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Colic Acute abdominal pain; a syndrome caused by severe paroxysmal pain due to disease of an abdominal organ. Corona A virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea in dogs similar to parvo but not as deadly. In felines, this virus is very common and cause a mild diarrhea but one strain, Feline Infectious Peritonitis, is fatal in later stages. Disinfectant A chemical agent applied to inanimate surfaces to kill pathogenic (disease causing) microorganisms. Distemper A viral infection affecting several species that is characterized in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures Fomite An object that can be contaminated which aids in the spread of microorganisms. Inanimate objects, such as shoes, bowls, leashes, litter pans, surfaces of cages, brooms, and mops are examples of this. Heartworm The common name for Dirofilaria immitis. Functional/Protective Immunity The condition of being immune; security against a particular disease; non-susceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of microorganisms or helminth parasites or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances. Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity Responsiveness to antigen that leads to more rapid binding or elimination of antigen than in the non-immune state. Immunity The capacity to distinguish foreign material from itself, and to neutralize, eliminate or metabolize that which is foreign by the physiological mechanisms of the immune response. Passive Immunity Protection that is transferred from one animal (or person) that has a specific antibodies to an antigen that the recipient may not have and the antibodies are transferred as performed antibodies. This transfer can take place through the placenta, the mother's colostrum (first milk), a blood plasma transfusion, or an injection of gamma globulin. Active Immunity Refers to the development of antibody protection in response to vaccination or natural infection. Parvo/Parvovirus A viral infection which may affect cattle, dogs, cats and swine. Most commonly seen in dogs in which the clinical signs are vomiting and diarrhea, often with blood, high fever and dehydration. In felines, the disease is known as feline panleucopenia which is also a vomiting and diarrhea disease. Rabies A highly fatal viral infection of the nervous system which affects all warm-blooded animal species. Rabies is one of the most important zoonoses because