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Any Instances of DKS? Dyskinetic Syndrome in Tarantulas.
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve123" data-source="post: 67354" data-attributes="member: 3244"><p>Hey guys, don't want to be a bore, but if I can help clarity a little bit:</p><p></p><p>Any label with "syndrome" at the end is by definition not a disease, but a constellation of signs and symptoms, often with multiple causes. A disease generally has one cause, like chicken pox. "Signs" are things you observe (uncoordinated walking, not eating), "symptoms" are things the patient complains of (dizziness, leg pains, lack of appetite). Because spiders don't complain to us, they just have signs, never symptoms. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>In the end, DKS, as a syndrome, almost for sure has multiple causes (pesticides, fungus infection, vitamin deficiency, molt complication . . . ) leading to an observed behavior that may lead to death (heavy dose of pesticides), but may also be reversible (vitamin deficiency)!</p><p></p><p>Sorry about your T [USER=3805]@boo boo 86[/USER]. When fatal, it's an awful lot of suffering to watch a T go through. I hate that part.</p><p></p><p>Sorry, I don't want to be known as a pedant. Hope the above helps. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve123, post: 67354, member: 3244"] Hey guys, don't want to be a bore, but if I can help clarity a little bit: Any label with "syndrome" at the end is by definition not a disease, but a constellation of signs and symptoms, often with multiple causes. A disease generally has one cause, like chicken pox. "Signs" are things you observe (uncoordinated walking, not eating), "symptoms" are things the patient complains of (dizziness, leg pains, lack of appetite). Because spiders don't complain to us, they just have signs, never symptoms. :) In the end, DKS, as a syndrome, almost for sure has multiple causes (pesticides, fungus infection, vitamin deficiency, molt complication . . . ) leading to an observed behavior that may lead to death (heavy dose of pesticides), but may also be reversible (vitamin deficiency)! Sorry about your T [USER=3805]@boo boo 86[/USER]. When fatal, it's an awful lot of suffering to watch a T go through. I hate that part. Sorry, I don't want to be known as a pedant. Hope the above helps. :( [/QUOTE]
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