Caliciviridae Flashcards
Caliciviridae is ____ shaped
cup
Caliciviridae is ______, with ______ symmetry
non enveloped
icosahedral symmetry
What disease is caused by genus lagovirus of Caliciviridae?
Rabbit Hemorrhagic disease
What disease does genus sapovirus of Caliciviridae cause?
Porcine sapovirus
What diseases does genus vesivirus cause?
vesicular exanthema of swine
feline calicivirus
san manguel sea lion virus
Caliciviridae is a _____stranded RNA virus
single
Caliciviridae replicates in the _____
cytoplasm
Feline calicivirus belongs to the genus _____ and is highly infectious disease of cats
vesivirus
What is the highly virulent strain of feline calicivirus?
virulent systemic disease (VSD)
Sometimes a cat can recover from Feline calicivirus and become _____of the disease
carriers
*persistently shed the virus
What are the three shedding possibilites of cats that have recovered from feline calicivirus?
intermittent shedding- cycles of infection
persistent shedding
no shedding
How is feline calicivirus transmitted?
direct contact
*shed in oral, nasal and conjunctival secretions
The source of infection in Feline calicivirus can be the infected cat or the ____ cat
recovered
What part of the body does Feline Calicivirus have an affinity for?
Oral and respiratory tissues
What kind of disease does feline calicivirus cause?
oral and upper respiratory tract disease
What are the clinical signs of feline calicivirus?
tongue ulcers
pneumonia
lameness (limping syndrome)
Feline calicivirus has a tropism for _____ that may cause inflammation of synovial membrane and lead to lameness and limping syndrome
joints
The virulent systemic disease of feline calicivirus has high mortality rates in areas where cats are kept _____
close together
*shelters
What pathology occurs in virulent systemic disease of feline calicivirus?
ulceration of tongue
facial and limb edema
ulceration of foot pad
alopecia
pneumonia
Most feline calicivirus vaccines are in combination with _____
feline herpes virus
It is advisable to vaccinate all the cats and the kittens from a ____ that has a history of feline calicivirus
queen
True/False: all healthy cats should be vaccinated against feline calicivirus
True
What Calicivirus is a highly infectious disease of swine that leads to formation of vesicles on the snout, feet, and mouth?
Vesicular exanthema of swine
How is Vesicular exanthema of swine transmitted?
direst contact with infected animals
ingestion of pig meat that has not been fully cooked
What does San miguel sea lion virus cause in sea lions?
vesicles in the oral cavity and on flippers
What genus of Caliciviridae is the most common cause of outbreaks of diarrhea on cruise ships and is associated with seafood?
norovirus
*gastoenteritis
