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Feline Infectious diseases Flashcards

1
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any upper respiratory tract disease in felines

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Feline upper respiratory disease (URI)

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what does URI cause

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discharge and sneezing

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etiology of URI

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viral: feline herpes virus (FHV-1) Rhinotracheitis
feline calicivirus (FCV)
bacterial: chlamydia felis, mycoplasma felis (feline pneumonitis)

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transmission of URI

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direct contact, herpes can be latent

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incubation of URI

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2-6 days

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T/F URI is zoonotic

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false

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T/F URI is reportable

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false

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clinical signs of URI

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sneezing, conjunctivitis rhinitis, salivation, nasal/ocular discharge, depression, anorexia

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where do lesions occur in URI

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resp. tract, conjunctiva, and oral cavity

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treatment for URI

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supportive, saline nose drops, lysine

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prevention of URI

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FVRCP

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highly contagious, often fatal disease in kittens

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feline panleukopenia

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13
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T/F feline panleukopenia is zoonotic

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false

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T/F feline panleukopenia is reportable

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false

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etiology of feline panleukopenia

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feline panleukopenia virus (FPV)

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T/F feline panleukopenia is enveloped

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false

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17
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transmission of feline panleukopenia

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direct contact

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pathology of feline panleukopenia

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destroys actively dividing cells, can be spread transplacentally

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incubation of feline panleukopenia

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2-7 days

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clinical signs of feline panleukopenia

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self limiting, GI disease, panleukopenia, CNS ataxia and tremors, transplacental causes early fetal death and abortion

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21
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treatment for feline panleukopenia

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supportive

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22
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prevention of feline panleukopenia

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vaccines

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23
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immunosuppressive infection of all cats everywhere

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feline leukemia

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T/F feline leukemia is zoonotic

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false

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T/F feline leukemia is reportable

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etiology of feline leukemia

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viral: FeLV, RNA virus

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transmission of feline leukemia

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direct contact, mother to fetus

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is feline leukemia fragile?

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pathology of feline leukemia

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starts in nose, then to the lymphoid tissues, then blood

30
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incubation of feline leukemia

31
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signalment for feline leukemia

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male and females 1-5 yo

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clinical signs of feline leukemia

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immunosuppression, neurologic (peripheral neuropathies, incontinence, ocular pathology, anisocoria, mydriasis

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diagnosis for feline leukemia

34
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feline AIDS is known as

A

feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)

35
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what does feline immunodeficiency virus do

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severely weakens immune system and makes cat susceptible to secondary conditions

36
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T/F feline immunodeficiency virus is zoonotic

37
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T/F feline immunodeficiency virus is reportable

38
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etiology of feline immunodeficiency virus

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viral: retrovirus, lentivirus (slow acting and fragile)

39
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transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus

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saliva (bite wounds)

40
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incubation of feline immunodeficiency virus

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5 years or more

41
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what is FIV similar to

42
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treatment of FIV

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no treatment, supportive care

43
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feline coronavirus mutation (highly fatal)

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feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)

44
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is FIP fragile

45
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T/F FIP is zoonotic

46
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T/F FIP is reportable

47
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transmission of FIP

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feces and saliva (sharing litter boxes)

48
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signalment of FIP

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6 week kittens when in contact with mothers feces

49
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clinical finding in FCoV

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mild diarrhea and/or vomiting, kittens may have stunted growth

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clinical findings in FIP

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anorexia, weight loss, icterus, fever

51
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3 forms of FIP

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wet: effusive, exudate
dry: non-effusive, non-exudative, granulomatous, parenchymatous
mixed form

52
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prognosis of FIP

53
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diagnosis of FIP

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increased total serum protein

54
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protozoal disease that infects people and other warm-blooded animals including birds and marine animals

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feline toxoplasmosis

55
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T/F feline toxoplasmosis is zoonotic

56
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T/F feline toxoplasmosis is reportable

57
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transmission of feline toxoplasmosis

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cats: ingest cyst, oocyst, or tachyzoite from rodents, birds, unpasteurized dairy
humans: consumption of oocysts in cat feces infected meat and mother to fetus

58
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clinical signs of feline toxoplasmosis

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most will not show signs, suppressed immune system, fever, anorexia, lethargy

59
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testing for feline toxoplasmosis

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blood test, titer sent to lab, necropsy

60
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feline toxoplasmosis treatment

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cats: clindamycin
humans: sulfadiazine

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