EEE VEE WEE Flashcards
1
Q
Birds, rodents, and mosquitoes are
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reservoirs
2
Q
Hundreds of horses get EEE per year due to
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poor vaccination history
3
Q
Horse and humans are
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dead end hosts
4
Q
EEE mortality
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~90%
5
Q
WEE mortality
A
~50%
6
Q
Clinical disease occurs during
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mosquito season; late summer early fall
7
Q
VEE mortality
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~90%
8
Q
Clinical signs
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Obtunded mentation Ataxia (clumsy) Paralysis Ultimately stupor Irregular gait Grinding of teeth Incoordination Circling Head pressing Hyperexcitability Profound depression: sleeping sickness
9
Q
Which has the highest mortality
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EEE
10
Q
CNS disease more likely in
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young animals
11
Q
More neuroinvasive
A
EEE and VEE vs WEE
12
Q
Treatment
A
support (sling, fluids)
corticosteroids
tranquilizers
diuretics (decrease edema in brain/spinal cord)
13
Q
Prevention
A
vaccination
mosquito control
14
Q
VEE is prone to large
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outbreaks
15
Q
EEE fatal human cases per year
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~10
