erysipelas part 2 Flashcards
The agent of porcine erysipelas is carried by asymptomatic pigs
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Warm weather and overcrowding can predispose to erysipelas of swine
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Diamond skin disease is a subacute form of erysipelas of swine
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Overcrowding is a predisposing factor of erysipelas of swine
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The agent of swine erysipelas can cause septicaemia
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Arthritis can be a clinical sign of erysipelas
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is facultative pathogen
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Turkeys are susceptible to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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There is a serotype-specific protection against swine erysipelas
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Erysipelas often appears in a septicaemia form
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Erysipelas has to be introduced into a herd.
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In erysipelas, small vessels in the skin become inflamed, causing erythema
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a facultative pathogenic bacterium
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In the case of acute erysipelas high fever is an important sign
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The swine erysipelas bacterium is an obligate pathogen
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Erysipelas can be prevented by inactivated vaccine
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The main sign in acute erysipelas is fever
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Geese are susceptible to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
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Acute erysipelas causes moderate fever
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Endocarditis is seen in acute erysipelas
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is not resistant, it cannot survive in the environment
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Some extracellular enzymes are virulence factors of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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Erysipelas can be well treated by penicillin
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Warm weather can predispose pigs to erysipelas
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The causative agent of swine erysipelas is an epiphyte
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“Strong” erysipelas comes together with mild fever
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There is a serotype specific protection in case of erysipelas
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