POPM 4230 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Zoonosis, World Organisation For Animal Health, Wildlife

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False negative test: a test that says an animal is negative, but has the disease. Mind and body in harmony with the environment". How in/out of harmony is diseased and healthy. Who definition (human): health is a state if complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Homeostatic harmony, it is more than just the absence of disease. Given proper nutrition and environment, animals should reach maximum/optimum production. Conclusion: there is a health spectrum: more than just the absence of disease. Traditionally defined as a finite abnormality of structure or function with an identifiable pathological basis and recognizable clinical signs. Requires a diagnostic test to determine the presence of a disease. Not visible, but measurable in some way i. e. somatic cell count- which is how you measure problems in dairy cows: suboptimal production. Below what is expected for that breed, genetic line, industry.

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