HONR 268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Veterinary Medicine, Zoonosis, One Health
28 Jan 2017
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Honr268z lecture 1 notes (principles of disease causation and the (cid:862)o(cid:374)e health(cid:863) co(cid:374)(cid:272)ept(cid:895) Disease: any condition that is caused by the deviation from normal function, occurs due to the interactions between host, agent, and the environment. Infectious agents: bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi. Non-infectious agents: chemical, physical, lack or excess of certain vitamins and minerals, toxins. Management and environmental factors: feed/food quality, air quality, water quality, space, sanitation, vaccination and medication programs, weather, season, geographic location. Acts of terrorism: one health initiative. Movement to forge co-equal, all-inclusive collaborations between physicians, osteopaths, vets, dentists, nurses, and other scientific-health and environmentally related disciplines. Addresses connections between health and the environment. Develop centers of excellence for education and training through increased collaboration. Increase professional opportunities for veterinarians and physicians. Zoonotic agents: surveillance, detection, and treatment of zoonotic diseases. Veterinary medical practice: companion animal medicine, food animal medicine, wildlife medicine. Laboratory animal medicine: using animals for research on human diseases.
