Thursday, May 9, 2024, 9:14 AM
Site: Extension Foundation Online Campus
Course: Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Backyard Flock Owners (AvianInfluenza)
Glossary: Glossary/Acronyms
Jennifer Madsen
Pandemic When disease is prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world. |
PathogenicityThe disease-producing capacity of a pathogen. |
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) A technique for rapidly synthesizing large quantities of a given DNA segment. |
PPEPersonal Protective Equipment |
ProphylacticPreventive or protective. |
Pullorum Typhoid (PT) Fowl typhoid and pullorum disease are caused by two very closely related organisms of Salmonella enterica. Pullorum disease is usually symptomatic only in young birds. The mortality rate varies, but it can be as high as 100%. Fowl typhoid resembles pullorum disease in young birds, but it is also a serious concern in growing and adult poultry. Signs of PT include: White diarrhea Pasted vent Huddle together Lameness Difficulty breathing |
QuarantineAn imposed time period of isolation usually to prevent the spread of a disease. |
RenderingHigh temperatures and pressure break down animal remains. This requires transportation off site but recycles carcasses into reusable protein feed. |
ReservoirThe long-term host of a pathogen that remains asymptomatic from the disease it carries. |
RT-PCR Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction |