Canine Viruses Flashcards
Midterm
What kind of virus is rabies? Host?
RNA, enveloped, intracytoplasmatic inclusion bodies, wide range of hosts (mammals)
What are the intracytoplasmatic inclusion bodies called of rabies?
negri bodies
What species get the “furious” form of rabies?
dogs, cats, horses, wild animals
What species get the “dumb” rabies?
cattle and lab animals
How does the virus move from CNS to other organs?
centrifugally (outwards)
What diagnosis technique is NOT useful for rabies?
serology - fatal before antibodies show up
What kind of rabies vaccine is used in prophylactic injections?
inactivated
What are the essential components of post exposure prophylaxis for rabies?
local treatment of wounds and active and passive immunization
What family is canine distemper virus?
Paramyxoviridae
What are the characteristics of the canine distemper virus?
SS RNA, enveloped, forms syncytiums and intracytoplasmatic and intranuclear inclusion bodies
What tissues does canine distemper affect?
pantropic (many tissues) - lymphoid, epithelium, nervous
How is canine distemper transmitted?
direct contact - droplet, aerosols
When is canine distemper shed from the host?
in all secretions from 5th day of infection then for many weeks
What family does infectious canine hepatitis virus belong to?
adenoviridae
What are the characteristics of infectious canine hepatitis?
DNA, naked, intranuclear inclusion bodies
What are the clinical signs of canine hepatitis virus?
asymptomatic or present as undifferentiated respiratory disease
What happens in peracute canine hepatitis?
death in 4 hours, no signs
What happens in acute canine hepatitis?
may be fatal, mild disease, fever, etc
What abnormality happens in natural canine hepatitis infection or a week post live-attenuated vaccination with canine hepatitis?
blue eye - no sequlae
What form of canine hepatitis do we vaccinate against?
CAV-2, crossprotection (because CAV-1 gives corneal edema)
What are the characteristics of canine parvovirus?
DNA, naked, intranuclear inclusion bodies
What are the 3 age-related disease syndromes of canine parvo?
Generalized neonatal - rare
myocarditis syndrome - 4 to 8 week pups, sudden death
leukopenia/enteritis syndrome - pups 8-12 weeks