Topic # 1

• What is the branch of science that deals with diseases?

  Pathology
• What does the term "pathos" refer to in pathology?

  Suffering
• What does "logos" mean in the context of pathology?

  Study of
• What does veterinary pathology focus on?

  Animal diseases
• How is disease defined in veterinary pathology?

  State of ill health or opposite of health
• What is health defined as in veterinary pathology?

  Normal status of the body
• What does homeostasis refer to?

  Maintenance of normal state or equilibrium
• What are the branches of veterinary pathology?

  1. General pathology: Diseases at cellular/tissue level
  2. Systemic pathology: Diseases at organ level
  3. Nutritional pathology: Nutritional deficiencies/excesses
  4. Clinical/diagnostic pathology: Disease evaluation through diagnostics
• What does general pathology deal with?

  Diseases at cellular and tissue level
• What is systemic pathology also known as?

  Special pathology
• What does nutritional pathology focus on?

  Nutritional deficiencies and excesses
• What is the focus of clinical or diagnostic pathology?

  Evaluation of diseases through diagnostics
• Who is known as the father of modern pathology?

  Rudolf Virchow
• What doctrine did Rudolf Virchow author?

  Doctrine of continuity of life
• Who is referred to as the father of humoral pathology?

  Hippocrates
• What did Giovanni Morgagni contribute to pathology?

  Pathological anatomy of diseases
• Who is known as the first tissue pathologist?

  Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
• What is Marie Francois Xavier Bichat known for in histology?

  Father of modern histology descriptive anatomy
• What did Carl Rokitansky contribute to pathology?

  Procedures in necropsy techniques
• Who identified the four cardinal signs of inflammation?

  Avus Cornelius Celsus
• What are the four cardinal signs of inflammation?

  Redness, swelling, heat, and pain
• What is the fifth cardinal sign of inflammation?

  Loss of function
• Who is known for the discovery of phagocytosis?

  Elie Metchnikoff
• What did William Harvey discover in 1638?

  Blood circulation
• Who is known as the father of cellular theory of life?

  Matthais Schleiden
• Who is the zoologist associated with the cellular theory of life?

  Theodore Schwann
• Who is known as the father of histopathology?

  Marcelo Malpighi
• Who is recognized as the father of immunology?

  Edward Jenner
• What is the term for a post-mortem examination in humans?

  Autopsy
• What is the term for a post-mortem examination in animals?

  Necropsy
• What does a biopsy examine?

  Tissue section from living or sick individuals
• What is a lesion?

  It refers to morphological abnormalities in tissues
• What are clinical signs?

  Visible indicators to the diagnostician
• How are symptoms defined in a medical context?

  They are subjective manifestations perceived by patients
• What is the significance of pathognomonic signs in clinical diagnosis?

  • Pathognomonic signs include lesions, clinical signs, and symptoms
  • They are specific indicators of a particular disease
• What is the condition associated with renal cortical necrosis in pigs?

  Turkey egg kidney
• What disease is associated with CSF in pigs?

  Classical swine fever
• What are some diseases mentioned that affect pigs?

  • Streptococcosis
  • Salmonellosis
  • African swine fever
  • Erysipelas
• What does etiology refer to in the context of disease?

  Any cause of disease
• What are low forms of parasitic plants?

  Bacteria, fungi, and algae