Deck 4 Flashcards
What causes African horse sickness?
Orbivirus, reoviridae
What causes fowl cholera?
Pasteurella multocida
Tuberculosis in swine is due to:
Mycobacterium avium
Types of culture media are:
Natural or synthetic
Reservoir of west nile virus:
birds
Most susceptible for tetanus are:
Horses
Paratuberculosis sample is from:
feces
Blocking ELISA colour or not?
Colour (positive)
Brucella culture agar:
Columbia blood agar
Aetiological agent of BVDV:
Pestivirus, Flaviviridae
How do ticks cause arboviral disease?
Biting
Why do E. coli cause lumpy oedema in sow?
Enterotoxins cause change in osmotic pressure
What causes swine vesicular disease?
Enterovirus, picornavirus
Who can get infected by rabies?
All mammals, especially carnivora and chiroptera
Principle of PCR:
Proliferation of the nuclear information of the aetiological agent