Cat Infectious Dz Review Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most common infectious cause of death in kittens under 2wk old?

A

Cat flu

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2
Q

What are “cat flu” bacterial diseases?

A

Bordatella, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Pasturella

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3
Q

Which cat flu is assoc. w/rescue facilities and can be transmitted to cats from dogs?

A

Bordatella

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4
Q

This cat flu bacteria is killed by extreme temps and pH (does not survive in env.)

A

Bordatella

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5
Q

Sneeezing, pyrexia, lymphadenopathy are assoc. w/which cat flu disease?

A

Bordatella

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6
Q

How do you treat Bordatella, Chlamydiophilia, and Mycoplasma?

A

Fluoroquinolones, doxycycline

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7
Q

Is Bordatella a core vaccine?

A

No

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8
Q

Is Chlamydiophilia a core vaccine?

A

No

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9
Q

Very high (95%) shedding rate in shelter cats

A

Bordatella

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10
Q

Obligate intracellular bacteria that causes conjunctivitis or mild upper resp signs but only in 30% of cases

A

Chlamydiophilia

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11
Q

Carrier state of which disease is assoc. w/pedigree cats at shows/used for breeding?

A

Chlamydiophilia

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12
Q

Intranuclear inclusion bodies

A

Chlamydiophilia

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13
Q

Which cat flu bacteria infects RBCs and causes hemolysis?

A

Mycoplasma

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14
Q

Which cat flu bacteria causes significant lower respiratory tract infections in addition to URT stuff?

A

Mycoplasma

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15
Q

Anorexia, wt loss, hyperthermia, anemia are all assoc. w/which cat flu bacteria?

A

Mycoplasma

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16
Q

Young male cats are usually affected by this cat flu bacteria

A

Mycoplasma

17
Q

Which cat flu bacteria is transmitted by arthropods/fleas?

A

Mycoplasma

18
Q

Which cat flu bacteria is zoonotic from bite wounds?

A

Pasturella

19
Q

Which cat flu bacteria is suscepible to a wide spectrum of abx?

A

Pasturella

20
Q

Cat parvovirus aka _____

A

Panleukopenia

21
Q

Vaccines decrease clinical signs but don’t decrease incidence of which virus?

A

Calicivirus

22
Q

What part of a vaccine causes an increased risk of sarcoma formation?

A

Adjuvants

23
Q

How often should core vaccines be given?

A

Q3yr

24
Q

Single stranded RNA virus that mutates every time it replicates (high genomic plasticity)

A

Calicivirus

25
Q

URT disease w/oral ulcerations

A

Calicivirus

26
Q

What % of calici-infected cats become carriers?

A

25%

27
Q

What induces calicivirus shedding?

A

Stress

28
Q

The highly pathogenic variation of this virus causes severe systemic hemorrhagic fever (like vascular systemic disease)

A

Calicivirus

29
Q

Kittens with this disease don’t suckle, and therefore die very quickly

A

Calicivirus

30
Q

What is the mortality rate of calicivirus?

A

50%

31
Q

How does calicivirus cause death?

A

DIC = multiple organ failure

32
Q

What is the treatment for calicivirus?

A

No specific treatment