Diseases Caused by Viruses Flashcards
Diseases of animals caused by Viruses
- RABIES
- FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE (FMD)
- NEWCASTLE DISEASE
- AVIAN FLU/AVIAN INFLUENZA
Causative agent of Rabies
LYSSAVIRUS from FAMILY RHABDOVIRIDAE
Animals that can be affected of Rabies
ALL MAMMALS
Clinical signs of Rabies
- SALIVATION
- AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR (often manifested by biting anything)
Causative agent of Foot and Mouth Disease
APHTHOVIRUS from FAMILY PICORNAVIRIDAE
Animals that can be affected of FMD
ALL UNGULATES (animals with hooves) with the exemption of the horse
Clinical signs of FMD
VESICLES ON THE FOOT, TOES AND MOUTH
The year the OIC declared the Philippines to be free of FMD
2015
Also known as Avian Pneumoencaphilitis
NEWCASTLE DISEASE
Causative agent of Newcastle Disease
PARAMYOVIRUS-I from FAMILY PARAMYXOVIRIDAE
Clinical signs of Newcastle Disease
A. RESPIRATORY SIGNS: COUGHING, GASPING, SNEEZING
B. NERVOUS SIGNS: TREMORS, PARALYSIS OF THE WINGS AND LEGS, TWISTED NECKS AND SPASMS
Where did more than a million birds died because of Newcastle Disease in January 2016
CENTRAL LUZON
Causative agent of Avian Flu/Avian Influenza
ORTHOMYOVIRUS from FAMILY ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE
Clinical signs of Avian Flu
- SNEEZING
- COUGHING
- OCULAR
- NASAL DISCHARGES
- SWOLLEN INFRAORBITAL SINUSES
The disease that is classified as Low Pathogenicity and High Pathogenicity
AVIAN FLU/AVIAN INFLUENZA