Bluetongue virus.

Question 1

Bluetongue disease is present only in tropical + sub- tropical countries.

Answer 1

F.

Question 2

Wild birds are the natural reservoir host of the Bluetongue virus.

Answer 2

F.

Question 3

In utero Bluetongue virus infection may result in immunotolerance.

Answer 3

T.

Question 4

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

Answer 4

F.

Question 5

Bluetongue is an orbivirus.

Answer 5

T.

Question 6

Bluetongue 1ºly spreads with blood sucking insects.

Answer 6

T.

Question 7

Bluetongue replicates in endothelial cells of BV.

Answer 7

T.

Question 8

The causative agent of Bluetongue multiplies in endothelium.

Answer 8

T.

Question 9

Bluetongue has 24 known serotypes.

Answer 9

F.

Question 10

Bluetongue is an enteral disease of turkeys.

Answer 10

F.

Question 11

Bluetongue causes symptoms mostly in sheep + goat.

Answer 11

F.

Question 12

Bluetongue is ø present in Europe.

Answer 12

F.

Question 13

Bluetongue causes skin signs in Bo.

Answer 13

T.

Question 14

Bluetongue also infects Sus.

Answer 14

F.

Question 15

Bluetongue infects all hooved animals.

Answer 15

F.

Question 16

Bluetongue virus is typically vectored by ticks.

Answer 16

F.

Question 17

Sheep are less sensitive to Bluetongue than Sus.

Answer 17

F.

Question 18

Ru + Sus are the most important hosts of the Bluetongue virus.

Answer 18

F.

Question 19

Lameness is 1 of the CS of Bluetongue disease in sheep.

Answer 19

T.

Question 20

Rodents are the main reservoirs of the Bluetongue virus.

Answer 20

F.

Question 21

Bluetongue is present only in tropical areas.

Answer 21

F.

Question 22

Lameness is a freqeunt CS of Bluetongue in sheep.

Answer 22

T.

Question 23

Vaccination against Bluetongue provived serotype- specific protection.

Answer 23

T.

Question 24

Serological cross protection exists between 25 known serotypes of Bluetongue virus.

Answer 24

F.

Question 25

ø long term carrier stage is observed in Bluetongue infections.

Answer 25

F.

Question 26

Epizootic hemorrhage fever is a Bluetongue- like disease of wild Ru in America.

Answer 26

T.

Question 27

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

Answer 27

T.

Question 28

The serotypes 8 strain of the bluetongue virus, which emerged in Western Europe, does ø cause CS in cattle.

Answer 28

F.