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Dog (Medicine)
Dog (pronunciation: /dɒɡ/ or /dɔːɡ/) is a term used in various medical contexts. The etymology of the word "dog" is derived from the Old English docga, a "powerful dog breed".
Medical Uses
In the field of medicine, dogs have been used for various purposes, including:
- Therapy Dogs: These dogs are trained to provide comfort and affection to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, and disaster areas.
- Service Dogs': These dogs are trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities, such as guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, and fetching items.
- Detection Dogs: These dogs are trained to detect diseases such as cancer by sniffing out certain odors that are associated with the disease.
Medical Conditions
Dogs can also suffer from a variety of medical conditions, including:
- Canine Parvovirus: A highly contagious viral illness that affects dogs.
- Canine Distemper: A viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammal families, including domestic and wild species of dogs.
- Rabies: A deadly disease caused by a virus that can affect dogs.
Related Terms
- Veterinary Medicine: The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals.
- Zoonosis: Diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans, including rabies and Lyme disease.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Dog
- Wikipedia's article - Dog
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