Mange is a colloquial term for hair or fur loss caused by mite infestation in non-human mammals, a form of…
Heatstroke, also known as sunstroke, is a heat illness brought on by excessive body temperature. It is usually caused by…
Polydactyly is a congenital medical condition in which an animal is born with more digits on one or more of…
An abscess is a buildup of pus within an enclosed space in tissues of the body, diagnosed by swelling and…
Osteomyelitis is a disease involving inflammation of the bone. It is usually caused by bacterial infections, but may rarely be…
Mycosis, also simply called a fungal infection, is a disease caused when a pathogenic fungus infects an animal’s body. There…
Rabies is usually common in mammalian animals, and while dinosaurs are a cross between warm and cold blooded animals, they…
Ticks are ectoparasitic arachnids of the order Ixodida, and are closely related to mites. They are ecologically significant as parasites…
Hookworms are intestinal, hematophagous parasites belonging to the phylum Nematoda, the nematodes or roundworms. Not all nematodes are considered hookworms;…
A type of fern that has existed more than 55 million years called Bracken is the food choice for many…
Ragged Tooth is a disease that is most common in predatory dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor. The sickness occurs when…
Bumblefoot causes inflammation of a dinosaur’s foot either due to a cut or abrasion becoming infected. It eventually may heal…
Dinosaurs are susceptible to the common cold viruses. Often they will exhibit problems in their respiratory system. It can be…