canine viral disease

Question 1

what are the clinical signs of herpes virus 1 infections in adults

Answer 1

often subclinical- may see mild rhinitis, vescicular vaginitis, posthitis

if pregnant; early fetal loss, late term abortion, still births

Question 2

what are the sites of latency in canine herpes virus 1

Answer 2

the trigeminal and lumbosarcral ganglia

Question 3

what is the pathognomonic lesion of canine herpes virus in new borns

Answer 3

petechiae in the renal cortex

Question 4

what organs are lesioned with CHV

Answer 4

liver, lungs, adrenal glands, spleen, kidneys, lymph nodes, eyes

Question 5

how is CHV dx?

Answer 5

the lesions found in neonates are dx’ive, the virus can be isolated from fresh lung, liver, kidney and spleen by cell culture, intra-nuclear inclusion bodies on histo

Question 6

there is canine adenovirus 1 and 2, which causes infectious canine hepatitis, and which is apart of CRDC

Answer 6

1= canine infectious hepatitis
2= tracheobronchitis

Question 7

CAV-1 is naked, what does this mean?

Answer 7

its stable in the environment, can only be killed by iodine, phenol, and sodium hydroxide and needs heat

Question 8

what animals does CAV-1 causes disease in, when are they most likely to get infected

Answer 8

canids, bears

within 1 year of age

Question 9

how it CAV-1 spread

Answer 9

contact with fomites via oral nasal exposure, maybe ectoparasites, virus is excreted in the saliva, feces and mucus for about 5-10 days, and th urine for 6-9 months

Question 10

what is blue eyes

Answer 10

a rare clinical signs of canine infectious hepatitis caused by the local type 3 hypersensitivity

Question 11

what organs can you see lesions on with infection of CIHV?

Answer 11

lungs, enlarged and thickened gallbladder, hemorrhagic enteritis, hemorrhagic lymph nodes and oral mucosa , enlarged liver thats friable and blotchy yellow discoloration

Question 12

how do you go about dx CIH

Answer 12

clinical signs, heamatological findings, liver enzymes

Question 13

how do you control ICH infection

Answer 13

vx- puppies immunity is waned at 14-16 weeks completely,

Question 14

canine infectious tracheobronchitis is caused by CAV-2, how long will it be shed

Answer 14

8-10 days following infection (bordetella sheds for up to three months)

Question 15

what are the 2 clinical forms of kennel cough (CAV-2 infection)

Answer 15

1. uncomplicated- dry cough, nasal discharge that;s watery, pharyngitis, tonsilitis,
2. complicated (puppies and elders) fever, lethargy, secondary bacterial infections and viremia

Question 16

what is the pathogenesis of distemper

Answer 16

1. breathing in aerosols
2. virus goes to the tonsils, bronchial lymphnodes, thymus, spleen, marrow
3. multiplies in the the lymphoid system
4. viremia

Question 17

what are the acute and chornic sings of distemper

Answer 17

acute; fever, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea

chronic, ataxia, tremors, myoclonus, seizures, death

Question 18

why do dogs infected with distemper infection prior to 6 months of age have bad teeth

Answer 18

bc distemper kills ameloblasts, leads to enamel hypoplasia

Question 19

what are the main reservoires of rabies in alberta

Answer 19

bats–> skunks—> cats