African Horses Sickness Flashcards

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African horse sickness is mostly a peracute disease

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African horse sickness virus is endemic in Russia since 2008

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The Infectious equine arthritis and the African horse sickness as have similar clinical signs

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Oedemas and haemorrhages are the most frequent lesions in African horse sickness

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African horse sickness is spread by ticks

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African horse sickness is zoonotic

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Frothy nasal discharge is a characteristic sign of African horse sickness

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The subacute form of African horses sickness is causing oedema formation and heart failure

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Encephalitis is the most frequent sign of African horse sickness

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Acute form of African horse sickness occurs mainly in zebras and horses

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Carnivores are susceptible to African horse sickness

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Occasionally carnivores may get infected with African horse sickness virus

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The natural reservoirs of the African horse sickness virus are mainly zebras

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Subcutaneous oedema is a frequent symptom of subacute African horse sickness

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Zebras are more resistant to African horse sickness than horses

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Immunized horses may develop a chronic febrile form of the African horse sickness

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Zebras are not susceptible to African horse sickness

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Wild birds play the most important role in the spreading of African horse sickness

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The chronic form of African horse sickness may be similar to EIA

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African horse sickness is a communicable disease

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Semen, urine and discharges

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In the pathogenesis of African horse sickness, viraemia lasts longer in horse than in zebras

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The African horse sickness is endemic in Europe and in the USA.

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The signs of chronic African Horse Sickness and Equine Infectious anaemia may be similar.

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The natural reservoirs of the African Horse Sickness virus are mainly zebras.

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African horse sickness was transported to Europe by migratory birds
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African horse sickness can cause encephalitis.
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African horse sickness is a notifiable (communicable) disease in Europe.
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African horse sickness is prevented in Africa by combined vaccines
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African Horse Sickness is a frequent disease, distributed worldwide.
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Respiratory signs are the most frequent symptoms in acute African Horse Sickness.
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The differential diagnosis of African Horse Sickness and Tetanus is rather complicated.
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African Horse Sickness is spread primarily by “small mosquitos”.
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Carriers for African Horse Sickness are zebras and donkeys.
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African Horse Sickness is not present in Europe today.
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African Horse Sickness is caused by an arbovirus.
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African Horse Sickness is caused by Orbivirus.
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The most characteristic post mortem lesion in African Horse Sickness is haemorrhages and oedema.
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Reservoir for African Horse Sickness is zebras and donkeys.
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African Horse Sickness is presented mainly per-acutely in donkeys.
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African Horse Sickness virus only infect horses.
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Horses are more susceptible than zebra in African Horse Sickness
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Haemorrhagic meningoencephalitis is the most frequent sign of the African Horse Sickness.
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The African Horse Sickness virus may infect dogs too
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The African Horse Sickness and the Infectious Equine Arteritis may have similar clinical signs.
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African horse sickness is a world-wide distributed and frequent disease.
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The subacute form of the African horse sickness is mainly characterized by oedematisation and cardiac dysfunctions.
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