Bluetongue Flashcards

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Bluetongue is present only in tropical areas

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2
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Rodents serve as reservoirs of bluetongue

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3
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Ibaraki disease is clinically very similar to bluetongue

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4
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Ibaraki disease virus can be used to immunize cattle against bluetongue

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5
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Lameness is a frequent symptom of bluetongue in sheep

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6
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Bluetongue virus can cause bloody diarrhoea in lambs

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7
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Bluetongue is named after cyanosis of the tongue

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8
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The bluetongue virus is vectored by midges/ gnats

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9
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Cattle can carry the bluetongue virus for years without symptoms

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10
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Wild birds play the most important role in the distribution of bluetongue

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11
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In Europe vaccination of small ruminants against bluetongue is mandatory

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12
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Bluetongue virus is also foetopathic

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13
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Bluetongue virus may cause foetal developmental problems

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14
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Lameness and abortion are signs of bluetongue

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15
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Bluetongue occurs only in Africa and Australia

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16
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Bluetongue is transmitted by ticks

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f maybe t??? hopefully not get question lol

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17
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Bluetongue virus is typically vectored by ticks

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18
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Bluetongue can be transmitted by semen

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19
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Goats are more resistant to the bluetongue than sheep

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20
Q

Goats are not susceptible to bluetongue virus

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F

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21
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Vaccination against Bluetongue results serotype specific immunity

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22
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Bluetongue disease occurs only in Africa

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F

23
Q

Bluetongue virus infects also horses and dogs

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F

24
Q

Endothelial damages are the most important causes of the clinical signs of bluetongue

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T

25
Q

A serotype 8 of bluetongue virus strain caused severe outbreak in Europe in 2006-2009

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T

26
Q

Bluetongue outbreaks mainly occur is summer and autumn

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T

27
Q

Sheep are less sensitive to Bluetongue than swine.

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F

28
Q

Bluetongue causes transient infection in cattle.

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F

29
Q

Bluetongue vaccines induce serotype-specific immunity.

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T

30
Q

Bluetongue is named after the pseudo-melanosis of the tongue

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F

31
Q

Bluetongue also infects horses and dogs

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F

32
Q

Ibaraki disease virus immunizes against bluetongue

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F

33
Q

Bluetongue disease is present only in tropical and sub-tropical countries

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F

34
Q

Wild birds are the natural reservoir host of the Bluetongue virus

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F

35
Q

In utero Bluetongue virus infection may result in immunotolerance

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T

36
Q

The most severe clinical manifestation of Bluetongue disease is usually seen in goats.

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F

37
Q

Bluetongue is an Orbivirus.

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T

38
Q

Bluetongue primarily spreads with blood sucking insects

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T

39
Q

Bluetongue replicates in endothelial cells of blood vessels

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T

40
Q

The causative agent of Bluetongue multiplies in endothelium.

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T

41
Q

Bluetongue has 24 known serotypes.

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F

42
Q

Bluetongue is an enteral disease of turkeys.

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F

43
Q

Bluetongue causes symptoms mostly in sheep and goat

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F

NOT GOAT!!!

44
Q

Bluetongue is not present in Europe.

A

F

45
Q

Bluetongue causes skin signs in bovine.

A

T

46
Q

Bluetongue also infects pigs.

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F

47
Q

Bluetongue infects all hooved animals

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F

48
Q

No long-term carrier stage is observed in Bluetongue virus infections.

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F

49
Q

Ruminants and swine are the most important hosts of the Bluetongue virus

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F

50
Q

Lameness is one of the clinical signs of Bluetongue disease in sheep.

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T

51
Q

Serological cross protection exists between 25 known serotypes of Bluetongue virus

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F

52
Q

Ibarki disease is a Bluetongue-like disease in Asia and in America.

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T

53
Q

The serotype 8 strain of the bluetongue virus, which emerged in Western Europe, does not
cause clinical signs in cattle.

A

F