Animal Research ~
Health Contributions–to Both Humans and Animals–of Animal Research

Click here for a narrative of why animal research is important to animals and humans.

Vaccines developed for humans:

  • Diphtheria
  • Hepatitis
  • Lyme disease
  • Measles
  • Polio
  • Rabies
  • Rubella
  • Tetanus
  • Whooping cough
  • Influenza
  • Pneumococcal pneumonia

 

 

 

Treatments developed for humans:

  • Allergies
  • Anesthesia
  • Antibiotics
  • Artificial joint replacement
  • Birth defects
  • Cancer
  • Childhood poisonings
  • Diabetes
  • Emphysema
  • High blood pressure
  • Kidney disease
  • Malaria
  • Organ transplants
  • Stroke

 

General research pertaining to humans:

  • AIDS
  • Allergies
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Birth defects
  • Blindness
  • Burns
  • Cancer
  • Diarrhea in infants
  • Diabetes
  • Emphysema
  • Epilepsy
  • Glaucoma
  • Heart Disease
  • Huntingdon's disease
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • New drug development
  • Nutrition
  • Open heart surgery
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Tooth and gum disease

Vaccines developed for animals:

  • Anthrax
  • Blue tongue in sheep
  • Brucellosis in cattle
  • Distemper in dogs and cats
  • Equine encephalitis
  • Equine rhinovirus
  • Equine influenza
  • Feline leukemia
  • Hog cholera
  • Infectious hepatitis in dogs
  • Lyme disease
  • Newcastle disease in poultry
  • Parvovirus in dogs
  • Pneumonia complex in cats
  • Potomac horse fever
  • Rabies
  • Tetanus

Treatments developed for animals:

  • Antibiotics
  • Artificial joints for dogs
  • Blood transfusions
  • Cataracts
  • Glaucoma
  • Kidney transplants
  • Lameness in horses
  • Pet cancer
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Vitamin deficiency diseases
  • Parasites
    • Giardiasis
    • Heartworm
    • Hookworm
    • External parasites
    • Leptospirosis

General research pertaining to animals:

  • Allergies
  • Artificial insemination
  • Improved pain killers
  • Embryo transfer techniques
  • Inherited diseases
  • Pet food nutrition
  • Tooth and gum disease