Answer is C: older pets
That will be mostly cancer or diseases of the degenerative kind.
frontal atrophy refers to neuronal degeneration of the frontal lobes of the brain (e.g., can occur in head injuries or degenerative diseases like alzheimer's)
Degenerative diseases are those that cause a deterioration over time in some part of the body, such as tissues or organs. Some examples of those are Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Cancers, and Multiple Sclerosis.
Diseases are "degenerative" in natuture and when left untreated, they damage the body. In the extreme even simple diseases left untreated can cause death.
One of a group of hereditary degenerative diseases of the spinal cord or cerebellum. These diseases cause tremor, spasm, and wasting of muscle.
ICD-9 codes are many and cover anything that can go wrong with the human body including degenerative joint diseases. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system are included in codes 710 to 739.
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Degenerative changes occur when the spine makes manifestations on its own. This often results in serious and painful problems related to the back such as osteoporosis or scoliosis.
As people age, degenerative changes in the lens's proteins occur.
They are both degenerative diseases which result in a shortened lifespan.
means as you get older your spine slowly deteriorates, degenerative changes are just that, changes to your spine as a result of aging (mostly).
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease. However there are over a hundred different forms of Arthritis that range between degenerative diseases, Autoimmune disease chemical imbalances to viral and bacterial infections.