COMMON WILDLIFE DISEASES
and PARASITES in
the NWT & Nunavut
Bacteria
- one-celled microorganisms. Bacteria
may be free-living, saprophytic (feed on dead or decaying organic matter)
or pathogenic (cause disease).
Carnivore
- an animal that eats meat, such as a wolf, bear, wolverine, fox, dog.
Connective
tissuee
- a
tissue
that
connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs.
Cyst
-
an abnormal membranous
sac containing a liquid or semisolid substance.
Diaphragm
-
the muscular membrane dividing chest and abdomen. Important in expanding
the chest for breathing.
Fibrous
- having, consisting of, or resembling fibres (threads).
Herbivore
- an animal that eats plants, such as caribou, moose, muskox, bison,
Dall’s sheep, rabbits, ground squirrels.
Host
- an organism whose body
provides nourishment and shelter for another.
Larva
-
early stage in the
life cycle of a parasite, usually wingless and worm-like and usually
incapable of reproduction.
Lesion
- wound; injury.
Lymph
node
- small oval or round gland that makes up part of the immune system that
removes bacteria and foreign particles from the body.
Nutrient
- substance necessary for life and growth.
Parasite
- an organism that grows, feeds, and lives on or in another organism to
whose survival it contributes nothing.
Spore
- a reproductive cell that can develop into an organism resembling the
parent immediately or after a period of dormancy
Tissue
- any of the similar collections of specialized cells of which animals or
plants are made (eg. muscular tissue; connective tissue).
Ungulate
- a hoofed mammal, such as a caribou, moose, muskox, bison, Dall’s
sheep.
Virus - simple sub-microscopic infectious agent that often causes disease in
plants, animals and bacteria; unable to replicate without a host cell.
- Can infect people
- Can infect dogs
- Cook well
- Do not eat
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