Task 9. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

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1.Veterinary Medicine is a branch of medical science that deals with the health and welfare of both humans and animals. 2. Doctors of veterinary medicine diagnose and treat the diseases and injuries of household pets only. 3. Veterinarians promote public health by spreading zoonotic diseases through certain community. 4. Some veterinarians actively participate in wildlife preservation and conservation. 5. One significant difference between human and animal medicine is that veterinarians must be familiar with the anatomy and diseases of several different species. 6. Veterinarians must be proficient only in therapy and surgery. 7. Veterinarians often deduce problems sharing words with their patients. 8. Many veterinarians must be acute diagnosticians with excellent skills of observation and intuition. 9. Veterinary medicine is a unique profession. 10. The practice of veterinary medicine goes back to ancient times, and one can find its roots everywhere. 11. The first schools for the training of professional veterinarians were established in Italy in the seventeenth century. 12. In the United States, veterinary medical education dates back to 1852. 13. Veterinarians in the United States were primaryly engaged in the practice of horses and food animal medicine.