Circoviridae Flashcards
Clinical signs of Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropathy Syndrome (PDNS)
Necrotizing skin lesions
Necrotizing vasculitis
Necrotizing and fibrinous glomerulonephritis
Etiology of Chicken Infectious Anemia
Chicken Anemia VIrus (CAV)
Etiology of Post Weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS)
Porcine Circovirus 2
Circovirus viral DNA replication occurs in
the nucleus
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Requires cellular proteins and other components produced during the S phase of the cell cycle
Common co infections associated with Post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
Porcine Parvovirus
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus
SIV
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Diagnosis of Circovirus
Clinical Signs
Samples
Histopathology
Serological Assays
PCV2 nucleic acids by PCR
Diagnosis of Chicken Infectious Anemia
Clinical Signs
Examination of blood
Necropsy
Histopathology
Serology
Virus isolation
PCR
Vaccination for Post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
Chimeric Vaccine - utilize the non pathogenic porcine circovirus 1 as a genetic backbone for expression of immunogenic capsid protien of PCV2
Diseases associated with genus gyrovirus
Chicken Infectious Anemia
Transmisison of Post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome
Fecal-Oral Transmission
Virus found in all secretions
Vertical Transmission - Transplacental transmission
Stable and survies on fomites
Host of Chicken Infectious Anemia
Highly contagious disease of young chickens
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2-4 weeks of age
Distribution of post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)
Worldwide
Clinical signs of post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrom
Subclinical infection is most common
Lethargy, weight loss, cough, dyspnea, slow growth, lymphadenopathy, diarrhea, skin discoloration, congenital tremors, icterus
Describe the genome of Genus Gyrovirus
Circular, Single stranded negative sense DNA
Clinical signs of Chicken Infectious Anemia
Chicks are anorectic, lethargic, depressed, reduced body weight, and pale
Blood may be watery and clot slowly
PCV low
Subcutaneous hemorrhages, skeletal hemorrhages and pale muscles