Anthrax Erysipellas Listeriosis Flashcards
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Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax have to be killed treatment is not allowed
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-immediately treatment vaccination is not allowed
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The agent of anthrax is spreading in the herd very fast from animal to animal
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-not contagious at all
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Anthrax is frequently a peracute disease in cattle
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Bovine-Acute fever, Depression, Ataxia, Bleedings
Equine-Acute fever, colic, oedema
Carnivores-Acute fever pharyngitis, vomiting
Swine-vomiting diarrhoea
Birds- Fever, haemorrhagic diarrhoea
All may bleed from every orifice
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Anthrax is caused by Clostridium anthracis
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Enlargement of the spleen is a frequent postmortem lesion of anthrax
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Splenic Fever
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Anthrax can occur only in ruminants
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Anthrax can be diagnosed by staining blood smear
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But seal the vein
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Anthrax is zoonosis
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mostly aerogenous spread in humans
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Incomplete blood clotting is a typical postmortem finding in the case of anthrax
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Animals are infected with the agent of anthrax mainly per os
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of Anthrax
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live attenuated
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Anthrax can cause clinical signs in pigs
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Generally live vaccines are used for the prevention of anthrax
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There is a metachromatic staining in the case of Bacillus Anthracis
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Capsule and oedema factor are virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis
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Carbon dioxide is needed to the spore production of Bacillus Anthracis
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o2
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Capsule is a virulence factor of the agent of anthrax
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Pigs are more susceptible to anthrax than sheep
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Oedema factor is a virulence factor of the agent of anthrax
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Human anthrax cannot be treated with antibiotics
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Inactivated vaccines are used for the prevention of Anthrax
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Only herbivorous animals can show clinical signs of Anthrax
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The spore of Bacillus anthracis can survive several decades in the soil
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Bacillus Anthracis cannot produce spores in the infected animals
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spore production only in the presence of o2 so do not open the carcass
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Dogs are more susceptible to Bacillus Anthracis than sheep
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Ruminants most susceptible
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Europe is already free from anthrax
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Cattle are infected with B. anthracis mainly from the soil
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Anthrax is a per-acute or acute diseases in cattle
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Colic is a typical clinical sign of anthrax in horses
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Anthrax can be diagnosed with microscopic examination of blood
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metachromatic stain
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Bacillus anthracis main virulence factor is in the capsule
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Bacillus anthracis spores: after 1 hour of boiling they are still alive
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Bacillus anthracis makes spores only without oxygen
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Anthrax important symptom is high fever
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If the animals have Anthrax and they have a fever you have to vaccinate them immediately
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treatment
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For anthrax we use inactive vaccine
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Humans infected with Anthrax primarily per os
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Bacillus anthracis herbivores are especially susceptible
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Bacillus anthracis is not in pig
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Anthrax spreads rapidly in a herd
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Bacillus anthracis is in the soil
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In anthrax tracheitis common in carnivores
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pharyngitis
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Anthrax causes necrotic foci in liver
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Anthrax diagnosis with blood/staining
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Anthrax cannot occur in dogs and cats
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The agent of anthrax can infect only herbivorous animals
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The agent of anthrax is not spreading from animal to animal
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There is a septicaemia in cattle in the case of anthrax
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Anthrax is caused by Bacillus bovin
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The capsule of the agent of anthrax is polypeptide
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Anaerobic conditions are needed to the spore formation of the agent of anthrax
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Pigs are the most susceptible animals to the agent of anthrax.
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Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax are not allowed to be treated with antibiotics
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Only capsulated strains of Bacillus anthracis can cause anthrax
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Oedema factor and lethal factor are important virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis
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The clinical signs of anthrax in pigs are more severe than in cattle
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Dogs and cats are resistant against the agent of anthrax
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Only capsulated strain of B. anthracis is virulent
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Toxin is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
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Lethal factor is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
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Cell wall antigen is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
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Oxygen is needed to the spore production of B. anthracis
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Spore is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
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B. anthracis can cause blackleg
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Anthrax is generally seen as a chronic disease in cattle
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In case of anthrax febrile animals have to be separated and vaccinated
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Animals with anthrax can be treated with penicillin
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B. anthracis can only be diagnosed by bacterial culture
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B. anthracis can only be diagnosed by Ascoli test.
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Animals suspected of being infected with anthrax should be vaccinated
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suspected vaccinated
infected with cs treated
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Animals infected with anthrax should be treated with antibiotics
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Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule toxin protective antigen
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Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule toxin cilia
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Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule toxin oedema factor
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Virulence factors of anthrax: capsule toxin cell wall antigen
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no cell wall antigen
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Anthrax is an epidemic disease that rapidly develops
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Anthrax is a quickly spreading contagious infectious disease
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For lab examination of Anthrax you always have to send a spleen sample
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Animals can only be infected by anthrax on the pasture
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Sheep cattle and goats are the most sensitive animals to anthrax infection.
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Flagella is a virulence factor of B. anthracis
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The source of anthrax infection on animals is generally the soil
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Anthrax appears generally in the form of a local infection in pigs
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Fever is a typical sign of acute anthrax
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Anthrax can be prevented by using a live vaccine.
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Anthrax is caused by Clostridium chauvoei
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Anthrax is not spreading from animal to animal
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Horses are resistant to anthrax
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Ruminants are the most sensitive to anthrax
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Animals suffering from anthrax should be treated with antibiotics and hyperimmune sera they should not be slaughtered
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Causative agent of anthrax is spore-forming bacterium in air
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in the soil
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Anthrax spreads in a herd by direct contact
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In order to diagnose anthrax all carcasses have to be dissected
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Anthrax is an acute disease in cattle with high fever
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Swine is highly susceptible in anthrax
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Splenic fever causes suffocation
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Splenic fever in cattle is a per-acute/acute disease
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Splenic fever is similar in every species
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Carnivorous animals are resistant to Bacillus anthracis
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Incomplete clotting of the blood is a post mortem lesion of anthrax
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Fibrinous pneumonia is a common post mortem lesion of anthrax
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Animals showing clinical signs of anthrax have to be treated with antibiotics immediately
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Horses are more susceptible to Bacillus anthracis than pigs
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Only vaccinated animals are allowed to graze on pastures infected with Bacillus anthracis
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Gastric juice can kill Bacillus anthracis in the meat so per os infection does not occur in humans
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The agent of swine erysipelas is Erysipelothrix Suis
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The agent of swine erysipelas is carried by asymptomatic pigs in the tonsils
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Swine erysipelas can mainly be seen in winter after introduction of carrier animals
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Swine erysipelas can be an acute septicaemia in pigs
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Diamond skin disease is a clinical form of swine erysipelas
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The agent of swine erysipelas can survive in the environment for a few months
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The agent of swine erysipelas can be present in the environment
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Warm weather is a predisposing factor of swine erysipelas
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Hyperaemic spleen is a typical postmortem lesion of swine erysipelas
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Sheep are generally infected with the agent of swine erysipelas per os
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wounds
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Vaccines against swine erysipelas give only serotype specific protection
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High fever is a clinical sign of acute swine erysipelas
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Fever is a frequent clinical sign of Swine erysipelas
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Endocarditis can be a post-mortem lesion of Swine erysipelas
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in chronic together with lung oedema that cause dyspnoea
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Swine erysipelas cannot be treated with antibiotics because the course of the disease is very fast
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Swine erysipelas cannot be prevented with vaccinations
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of swine erysipelas
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The agent of swine erysipelas can infect only pigs
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Humans can be infected with the agent of swine erysipelas by eating meat of infected pigs
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fish meat handling
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Humans can be infected with Erysipelas Rhusiopathie from fishes
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Humans are generally infected with the agent of swine erysipelas through wounds
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In the case chronic swine erysipelas pneumonia is a frequent clinical sign
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no pneumonia in erysipellas
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The agent of swine erysipelas can frequently cause fibrinous pneumonia
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Neuraminidase is a virulence factor of the agent of erysipelas
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Polymyxins are used for the treatment of erysipelas
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In Erysipelas the toxin is the virulence factor
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Diamond skin disease is caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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Chronic form of erysipelas can cause skin necrosis
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can be carried and shed by asymptomatic pigs
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Purulent pneumonia is a typical clinical form of acute erysipelas
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The agent of porcine erysipelas is carried by asymptomatic pigs
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Warm weather and overcrowding can predispose to erysipelas of swine
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Diamond skin disease is a subacute form of erysipelas of swine
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The agent of swine erysipelas can cause septicaemia
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Arthritis can be a clinical sign of erysipelas
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is facultative pathogen
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Turkeys are susceptible to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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There is a serotype-specific protection against swine erysipelas
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Erysipelas often appears in a septicaemia form
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Erysipelas has to be introduced into a herd
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In erysipelas small vessels in the skin become inflamed causing erythema
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a facultative pathogenic bacterium
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In the case of acute erysipelas high fever is an important sign
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The swine erysipelas bacterium is an obligate pathogen
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Erysipelas can be prevented by inactivated vaccine
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The main sign in acute erysipelas is fever
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Geese are susceptible to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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Acute erysipelas causes moderate fever
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Endocarditis is seen in acute erysipelas
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Chronic
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is not resistant it cannot survive in the environment
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Some extracellular enzymes are virulence factors of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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Erysipelas can be well treated by penicillin
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Warm weather can predispose pigs to erysipelas
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The causative agent of swine erysipelas is an epiphyte
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Strong” erysipelas comes together with mild fever
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high fever
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There is a serotype specific protection in case of erysipelas
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Listeriae can cause mastitis
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Listeriae is zoonotic
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Haemolysin is a virulence factor of Listeriae
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Diarrhoea is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep
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no diarrhoea in listeriosis
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Listeriae can cause septicaemia in suckling lambs
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Clinical signs of listeriosis generally seen in the summer
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Listeriae do not cause bacteraemia or septicaemia; they travel only along the nerves
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Not properly prepared silage can be source of listeria
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Listeriosis has very severe clinical signs in pigs
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The agent of listeriosis can travel along the nerves
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Perineural spreading
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Unpasteurized milk or milk products can be source of Listeria in the case of human listeriosis
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Listeriosis is prevented by widespread vaccination using attenuated vaccines
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inactivated
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Circling is a typical sign of ovine listeriosis
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Listeriosis spread very fast in an infected herd from animal to animal
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Abortion is a clinical sign of listeriosis
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Abortion is the most frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep
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Listeria ovis is the agent of listeriosis
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Listeriae can survive in pools and poodles
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Listeria are soil bacteria
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Listeriae are facultative intracellular bacteria
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Listeriae can cause micro abscesses in the brain
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yes medulla oblongata
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Encephalitis is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep
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Infected silage can be the source of listeria
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Listeria are spreading fast from animal to animal
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Listeria ivanovii causes listeriosis in animals
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Listeriosis spreads from animal to animal and causes high mortality
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Listeriosis causes neurological symptoms in sheep
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Listeriosis can infect rodents
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Listeriosis can only be seen in sheep.
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Aerogen infection is the most important form of infection with Listeria in sheep
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Listeria can be found only in infected animals they cannot survive in the environment
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Listeria are transmitted from animal to animal very fast in the infected flock
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The most frequent sign of bovine listeriosis is abortion
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There is widespread vaccination for the prevention of listeriosis
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The agent of listeriosis is an intracellular bacterium
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The main clinical sign of listeriosis in sheep is pneumonia
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Vaccination of sheep against listeriosis with inactivated vaccines is widely done in Europe
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Listeriosis causes septicaemia in lambs
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Listeriosis mainly occurs at the end of winter
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Listeriosis causes mainly abortion in cattle
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Listeriosis can be isolated from the brain stem
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Overcrowding is a predisposing factor of listeriosis
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Listeria can be found in soil
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Abortion is the most frequent clinical sign in bovine listeriosis
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Listeria are not resistant they cannot survive in the environment
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Listeriosis can be a septicaemic disease
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Pneumonia is a frequent clinical sign of listeriosis
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Listeriosis is the most common neurological disease in cattle
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Listeriosis occurs more frequently during the summer at time of silage-making
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In the case of listeriosis of cattle signs of the nervous system are the most frequently seen
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Listeriosis occurs only in tropical areas
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Neurological symptoms are the most common clinical sign of listeriosis in cow
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Listeriosis occurs in the summer
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Listeriosis occurs only in ruminants
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Main symptoms of listeriosis in sheep is encephalitis abortion and septicaemia
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In cases with encephalitis abscesses can be found in the medulla oblongata.
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