You will write a MINIMUM of 4 pages and a MAXIMUM of 6 pages in APA format. Cover pages and work cited pages do not count toward this number. After completing your paper, you must list and define 25 medical terms that associate with your selected disease/condition. (I’ll provide the medical terms). Use the book or your research for this part, terminology and definitions will be double checked so make sure it is accurate and not made up.
Please select one of the diseases/conditions below and let your instructor know what you have selected.
I selected:
(Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome)
Essay:
After selecting your topic you will answering the following questions:
1. What is the disease/condition?
a. IncludeOTHERNAMESaswell(ifapplicable)
2. What causes this disease/condition?
3. What species does it affect/host? Does it affect multiple species/hosts? If so,
choose the species that is most affected (besides humans if it’s zoonotic) for
your paper.
4. How is it diagnosed?
5. What are the clinical signs?
6. Are there any permanent or acute impacts to the animal? Ex. If a pregnant
mare contracts leptospirosis, they could potentially abort the fetus depending how far they are in the pregnancy. The mare is left unharmed if properly treated though.
7. Is there a risk period? Ex. a time of year/age the disease may affect the animals
8. How is it spread?
9. How can an owner/ veterinary staff prevent the spread? How can it be
controlled? Ex. PPE, vaccines, husbandry, etc.
10.Can the disease/condition be treated? If not, how can an owner/ veterinary
staff ease the symptoms of the disease and improve quality of life for the patient?
Research:
– You must research and cite AT LEAST FIVE SOURCES.
– Sources must be cited in APA format and directed information must be in
quotations.
– Plagiarism is not tolerated. If a paper isn’t in your own words/copy and
pasted/or chat gbt is used…. YOU WILL GET A ZERO FOR THIS WHOLE ASSIGNMENT.