Caliciviruses Flashcards
1) Calicivirus can cause persisting infections in the tonsils
true
2) Sapoviruses cause gastrointestinal infections in human
true
1) The VES infection results in clinical signs similar to that of FMD
true
2) The VES virus can survive in water for 2 weeks
true
3) The primary source of VES infection is sea origin feed
true
4) VES causes the highest mortality in pregnant sows
false
5) VES causes mortality in piglets
true
6) VES is more contagious than FMD
false
7) Lameness is one of the signs of vesicular exanthema in swine
true
8) Vaccines are ideally used for the prevention against swine vesicular exanthema
false
9) Swine vesicular exanthema virus is present worldwide
false
10) The Vesicular Exanthema of swine virus infects only pigs
false
11) Clinical signs of the Vesicular Exanthema of swine can be similar to the Foot and Mouth disease
true
12) VES can be easily differentiated from FMD by the character of the vesicles
false
13) Vesicular exanthema of swine is sea-mammal origin
true
14) We can differentiate VES from FMD by the lack of lameness.
false
15) Several serotypes of Swine Vesicular Exanthema virus can be detected in fishes
true
16) Rodents are the reservoir hosts of Vesicular Exanthema of Swine virus
false
17) Midges are the main vectors of the Vesicular exanthema of swine virus
false
1) Feline calicivirus is carried and shed by vaccinated animals too
true
2) The feline calicivirus is shed in excretes
true
3) The feline calicivirus infection can be recognised by the ulcers seen on the tongue
true
4) The feline calicivirus infection can cause the limping of kittens
true
5) Cat queens frequently abort in the acute phase of Feline Calici virus infection
false