40. Infectious central nervous diseases Flashcards
Viral CNS diseases
Canine Distemper
Rabies
Pseudorabies
Feline Borna Disease
Tick encephalitis
FIP
FIV
Canine Herpes
Feline Parvo
WNV
Canine Distemper virus name
Morbilivirus - paramyxoviridae
Clinical signs of Canine Distemper
(polysystemic signs)
Apathy
Mucopurulent discharge
Hyperkeratosis
DIarrhoea
Cough
Fever
Clinical signs of Canine Distemper
(neurological signs )
Brainstem signs
Cerebellar signs
Seizures
Circling
Myoclonus
Hyperkinesia
Ataxia
Menace deficit
VIsual impairement
Head depressing
Diagnosis of Canine Distemper
PCR urine
Conjunctival / bronchial smear- – inclusion bodies
IF test
Rabies virus name
Lyssavirus - rhabdoviridae
ZOOTNOTIC
Infection of Rabies
Transdermal Inoculation via wounds
Infectious material in contact with mucosa/ skin lesions
Virus cannot penetrate intact skin
Incubation of Rabies
2-3months
Pathophy of Rabies
Virus —> cns via retrograde axoplasmic transport
replication –> pathological effect on nerve cells
peripheral nerves –> adjacent non nervous tissue
dissemination throughout body
Clinical signs of Rabies
initially
Not eating or drinking
vomitus
anorexia
lethargy
fever
Clinical signs of Rabies
later
Cranial nerve dysfunction
weakenss
dyspnoea
abnormal behaviour
excessive salivation
ataxia
paralysis
seizures
dysphagia
aggression
Forms of Rabies
Furious and paralytic
Death in case of Rabies
Within 6 days of clinical signs
Diagnosis of Rabies
PM only
Brain histology is NB - inclusion bodies, inflammation
Differential of Rabies
Pseudorabies
another name for Pseudorabies
Aujeszky’s disease
Pseudorabies virus name
Varicellovirus - herpesviridae
Incubation of Pseudorabies
3-6days
Clinical signs of Pseudorabies
Ptyalism
restlessness
anorexia
vomiting
fever
incoordination
furious scratching
muscle spasms
rubbing
vocalisation
self mutilation
diagnosis of Pseudorabies
history
clinical signs
course
Prognosis of Pseudorabies
Bad
usually leads to death