Equine Health and Diseases Correct 100%(RATED A+)

Anthrax (bacterial) -ANSWER -Highly contagious and rapidly fatal -Toxins damage nervous system and blood clotting mechanism -Symptoms include high vitals, behavior changes, swelling Lyme Disease (bacterial) -ANSWER -Transmitted by the bite of infected ticks -Symptoms include lameness, arthritis, fever, soreness, swelling, heart problems, kidney problems, nervous system problems Salmonellosis (bacterial) -ANSWER -Spread by contaminated food, objects, or contact -Carrier horse shows no signs -Symptoms include colic, behavioral changes, abnormal feces Strangles - Distemper (bacterial) -ANSWER -Infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract seen mainly in young horses -Spread by inhalation of the bacteria -Symptoms include swelling of the lymph nodes, depression, loss of appetite, high temperature, thin watery nasal discharge Tetanus - Lockjaw (bacterial) -ANSWER -An acute, often fatal disease -Caused by a toxin which is present in feces and soil -Symptoms include stiffness, elevated vitals, prolapse of the third eyelid, hypersensitivity, sweating, muscle spasms, flared nostrils