definition - disease

Question 1

disease of weaner and grower pigs, caused by E. coli, characterized by subcutaneous and subserosal edema, progressive ataxia, recumbency and death

Answer 1

-Edema Disease (ED)
>E. coli

Question 2

disease of post weaning period, caused by E. coli, characterized by diarrhea, dehydration and often death

Answer 2

-PostWeaning Diarrhea (PWD)
>E. coli

Question 3

disease of growing pigs, caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, characterized by mucohemorrhagic diarrhea

Answer 3

-Swine Dysentery (SD)
>Brachyspira hyodysenteriae

Question 4

enteric disease of growing-finishing and young breeding pigs, caused by Lawsonia intracellularis

Answer 4

-Porcine Proliferative Enteritis (PPE)
>Lawsonia intracellularis

Question 5

highly contagious disease of pigs at any age, caused by Coronavirus, characterized by acute diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration and high mortality

Answer 5

-Transmissible GastroEnteritis (TGE) (virus)
>Alphacoronavirus
>Coronaviridae

Question 6

contagious disease of pigs, caused by Coronavirus, characterized by gastroenteritis

Answer 6

-Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED)
>Alphacoronavirus
>Coronaviridae

Question 7

contagious disease of pigs, caused by Coronavirus, characterized by vomiting and wasting in piglets and neurological signs in others

Answer 7

-Hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus disease (Vomiting and Wasting Disease, VWD)
>Betacoronavirus
>Coronaviridae

Question 8

very contagious disease of weaner pigs that is characterized by coughing, sneezing and mild respiratory infection

Answer 8

-Porcine Respiratory Coronavirosis
>variant of TGEV

Question 9

chronic respiratory disease of pigs, caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, characterized by sporadic disease of coughing and decrease in growth rate

Answer 9

-Mycoplasmal Pneumonia (MP)
or
-Enzootic Pneumonia (EP)
>Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
>secondary agent: Pasteurella multocida

Question 10

contigous disease of pigs, caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, characterized by pneumonia and sudden and rapid deaths

Answer 10

-Actinobacillus PleuroPneumonia (APP)
>Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

Question 11

infectious disease of swine characterized by stunted development or deformation of the nasal turbinate and septum

Answer 11

-Atrophic Rhinitis (AR)

Question 12

chronical infectious disease of pigs, caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica, characterized by usually transient turbinate atrophy

Answer 12

-NonProgressive Atropic Rhinitis (NPAR)
>Bordetella bronchiseptica

Question 13

chronical infectious disease of pigs, caused by Pasteurella multocida, characterized by shortening or distortion of the snout, sneezing, nasal discharge and epistaxi

Answer 13

-Progressive Atrophic Rhinitis (PAR)
>Pasteurella multocida

Question 14

sporadic disease of swine, caused by Pasteurella multocida, and it’s characterized by acute bronchopneumonia

Answer 14

-Pneumonic Pasteurellosis
>capsular serotype A

Question 15

very contagious disease of swine, caused by Orthomyxovirus, and characterized by fever, muscle stiffness and thumps

Answer 15

-Swine Influenza (SI)
>Swine Influenza Virus (SIV)
>Orthomyxovirus

Question 16

mostly a disease of piglets and growing pigs, caused by Streptococcus suis, and characterized by septicemia, meningitis, joint infections and bronchopneumonia

Answer 16

-Streptococcus suis infection
>Streptococcus suis

Question 17

a polyserositis and arthritis of pigs caused by Haemophilus parasuis

Answer 17

-GLASSER’S DISEASE
-Infectious polyarthritis, porcine polyserositis
>Haemophilus parasuis

Question 18

a highly contagious viral disease of pigs, caused by Arterivirus, and characterized by reproductive disorders, high piglet mortality and respiratory disease in young pigs

Answer 18

-Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
-Mystery pig disease
-Blue-eared pig disease
>Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV)
>Arterivirus
>Arteriviridae

Question 19

infectious disease of pigs, caused by Brucella suis, and characterized by abortions and weak or stillborn piglets

Answer 19

-Brucellosis
>Brucella suis

Question 20

contagious disease of swine, caused by Parvovirus, and characterized by reproduction failure

Answer 20

-Porcine ParvoVirus infection (PPV)
>Porcine ParvoVirus
*Parvovirus
*Parvoviridae

Question 21

contagious disease of swine, caused by Circovirus, and characterized by post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome, and dermatitis and nerphropathy syndrome

Answer 21

-Porcine CircoViral Disease (PCVD)
>Porcine CircoVirus (PCV) - PCV-2
*Circovirus
*Circoviridae

^associated syndromes: PMWS and PDNS
(PMWS=Postweaning Multisystemic Wastinng Syndrome or systemic disease PCV-SD

PDNS=Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropathy Syndrome)

Question 22

an infectious disease of swine, caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, and is characterized by sudden death, skin lesions and arthritis

Answer 22

-Swine Erysipelas
>Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Question 23

contagious vesicular disease of swine, caused by Vesivirus, and is characterized by fever and vesicles on snout, lips, nostrils, tongue, feet and mammary glands

Answer 23

-Vesicular Exanthema of Swine (VES)
>Vesicular Exanthema of Swine Virus (VESV)
*Vesivirus
*Caliciviridae

Question 24

contagious virosis, caused by Picornavirus, that is characterised by pyrexia(kuume) and vesicular lesion on the snout, feet and teats

Answer 24

-Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD)
>Swine Vesicular Disease Virus (SVDV)
*Enterovirus
*Picornaviridae