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Define the following terms; (i) Disease (ii) Mortality (ii) Treatment (iii) Immunity

Define the following terms; (i) Disease (ii) Mortality (ii) Treatment (iii) Immunity

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Joan
Disease
A disease is any alteration in the state of the body of the animal or of its organs which interferes with the proper performance of its functions.
Incubation period
This is the duration between the time of infection and the time the first symptoms show up.

Mortality
This is the likelihood of death occurring in a disease outbreak

Treatment
This is the application of physical and chemical means to an animal to help to recover from a disease or to prevent it from getting a disease.It can be curative or preventive treatment.

Immunity
This is the ability of an animal to resist the infection of disease .It can be natural or artificial immunity.
Joan kipkurui answered the question on March 17, 2018 at 03:57

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