While some years back, dogs suffering from disk disease (a condition where herniated disks in the neck or back put pressure on nerves) were given only two options, expensive surgery or euthanasia, nowadays conservative therapy is often advised, giving the dogâs damaged nerves the opportunity to heal.
Infectious diseases. WHO/Chris Black. Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another.Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans.nfectious diseases. WHO/Chris Black. Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another.
contagious disease (also called a communicable disease) is an infectious disease that is capable of being transmitted from one person or species to another. Apparently they are the same. Not true. Contagious diseases are most often communicable enough to warrant quarantine, whereas communicable diseases (such as the flu) are not.