Alimentary 5 - Intestinal Pathogens Flashcards
Yellowish watery diarrhea, dehydration, weakness, lethargy, depression
Typically occurs around time of weaning, so when for diary calves and when for piglets?
Rotavirus
Calves-1st wk
Piglets 7 wks
Where does Rotavirus infect in the body?
Enterocytes of the upper 2/3 of the intestinal villus
What is the primary cause of diarrhea in a Rotavirus infection
Malabsorption due to enterocyte death and shortening of the affected villi
What is similar to rotavirus but is more virulent causing a longer and more severe dz w/high mortality than rota
Corona
Whats a very important coronavirus disease in swine production?
Transmissible gastroenteritis
What virus causes subclinical respiratory dz and clinically significant enteric dz?
Adenovirus
Enterotoxic Colibacillosis most commonly affects who?
Calves and piglets form 2d - 3wks
What causes Edema Dz in pigs?
Enterotoxic Colibacillosis
Whats the pathogenesis behind enterotoxic cholibacillosis?
ETEC use fimbriae to adhere to intestinal mucosa and secrete enterotoxins
They stimulate cAMP and cGMP pathways within the enterocytes leading to Cl secretion; water and sodium ions follow leading to diarrhea
What are your 3 dz E coli can cause?
Enterotoxigenic
Enterohemorrhagic
Enteropathogenic
Whats the pathogenesis behind enteropathogenic?
“Attaching and Effacing Ecoli”
Enterocyte BB is disrupted by AEEC. The loss of the BB leads to villous atrophy and diarrhea due to malabsorption
AEEC alters tight junction proteins btw enterocytes resulting in leakages of fluids into the lumen of the gut
Which E Coli has a shiga-like toxin aka verotoxin?
Enterohemorrhagic E coli
What bacteria is an important zoonotic pathogen that dogs and cats rarely suffer from, but 10% are carriers transmitting to humans?
What are the 3 forms of the dz?
Salmonellosis
Peracute
Acute
Chronic
Which form of salmonella can cause endotoxin mediated endothelial damage that leads to thrombosis, vascular fibrinoid necrosis, DIC, septic shock and death?
Peracute
Who does acute enteric salmonellosis effect?
Horses, cattle and pigs
What does the gross lesion of acute enteric salmonellosis look like?
Diffuse catarrhal enteritis with fibrinonecrotic ileotyphlocolitis
Fibrinous cholecystits at necropsy is strongly suggestive for what dz? and what spp?
Acute enteric salmonellosis
Calves
What dz causes characteristic lesions observed in the pig that are termed button ulcers?
Chronic enteric salmonellosis