Exam 2: Paramyxoviridae

Question 1

How is paramyxoviridae transmitted?

Answer 1

In respiratory droplets

Question 2

Where does paramyxoviridae initiate infection?

Answer 2

In the respiratory tract

Question 3

What diseases are in the Morbillivirus genus?

Answer 3

Canine Distemper
Rinderpest
Peste de petis ruminants
Human measles

Question 4

What animals is rinderpest found in?

Answer 4

Cattle, buffalo

Question 5

When was rinderpest eradicated? How much did it cost?

Answer 5

In 2001- after smallpox

$5 billion

Question 6

What is peste de petis ruminants virus?

Answer 6

Goat plague

Question 7

What diseases are in the Paramyxovirus genus?

Answer 7

Parainfluenza
Avian paramyxovirus
Sendai virus
Mumps
Hendra virus
Nipah virus

Question 8

Describe parainfluenza serotype 2

Answer 8

Canine paramyxovirus

Once cause of kennel cough

Question 9

What does parainfluenza serotype 3 infect?

Answer 9

Cattle, sheep, horses

Question 10

What virus is avian paramyxovirus serotype 1?

Answer 10

New castle disease virus

Question 11

What does Sendai virus infect?

Answer 11

Mice, hamsters guinea pigs, rats, and occasionally pigs

Question 12

What are the diseases in the pneumorvirus?

Answer 12

Human respiratory syncytial virus
Bovine RSV
Avian pneumorvirus
Pneumorvirus in mice

Question 13

Describe the morbillivirus envelope

Answer 13

HA, H activities

Question 14

Describe the paramyxovirus envelope

Answer 14

HN, both H and N activities

Question 15

Describe the pneumorvirus envelope

Answer 15

G, no H or N activities

Question 16

What are the hosts of canine distemper virus?

Answer 16

Canidae family
Procyonidae family (red panda, raccoon)
Mustelidae family (ferret, marten, mink, otter, badger, weasel, skunk)
Large cats
Phocine (seal) and dolphins

Question 17

How long can canine distemper shed?

Answer 17

Up to 3-4 months

Question 18

What are the methods of diagnosing canine distemper?

Answer 18

Hematology
Cytology
Viral isolation
PCR
CSF analysis
Serology

Question 19

How many serotypes does paramyxoviridae avulavirus have?

Answer 19

9, APMV-1 to APMV-9

Question 20

Which paramyoxviridae avulavirus serotype is Newcastle disease?

Answer 20

APMV-1

Question 21

What are the 5 types of newcastle?

Answer 21

Lentogenic
Mesogenic
Velogenic
Neurotropic
Viscerotropic

Question 22

What is exotic newcastle disease?

Answer 22

US definition for velogenic viscerotropic strains of Newcastle

Question 23

What does hendra virus cause?

Answer 23

Respiratory and neurological disease in horses

Question 24

What are the viruses carried by fruit bats?

Answer 24

Hendra
Nipah
Menangle

Question 25

What species does Nipah virus effect?

Answer 25

Pigs

Question 26

Where does disease occur with canine distemper?

Answer 26

Respiratory GI tract CNS