Feline Infectious diseases

Question 1

any upper respiratory tract disease in felines

Answer 1

Feline upper respiratory disease (URI)

Question 2

what does URI cause

Answer 2

discharge and sneezing

Question 3

etiology of URI

Answer 3

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

Question 4

transmission of URI

Answer 4

direct contact, herpes can be latent

Question 5

incubation of URI

Answer 5

2-6 days

Question 6

T/F URI is zoonotic

Answer 6

false

Question 7

T/F URI is reportable

Answer 7

false

Question 8

clinical signs of URI

Answer 8

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

Question 9

where do lesions occur in URI

Answer 9

resp. tract, conjunctiva, and oral cavity

Question 10

treatment for URI

Answer 10

supportive, saline nose drops, lysine

Question 11

prevention of URI

Answer 11

FVRCP

Question 12

highly contagious, often fatal disease in kittens

Answer 12

feline panleukopenia

Question 13

T/F feline panleukopenia is zoonotic

Answer 13

false

Question 14

T/F feline panleukopenia is reportable

Answer 14

false

Question 15

etiology of feline panleukopenia

Answer 15

feline panleukopenia virus (FPV)

Question 16

T/F feline panleukopenia is enveloped

Answer 16

false

Question 17

transmission of feline panleukopenia

Answer 17

direct contact

Question 18

pathology of feline panleukopenia

Answer 18

destroys actively dividing cells, can be spread transplacentally

Question 19

incubation of feline panleukopenia

Answer 19

2-7 days

Question 20

clinical signs of feline panleukopenia

Answer 20

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

Question 21

treatment for feline panleukopenia

Answer 21

supportive

Question 22

prevention of feline panleukopenia

Answer 22

vaccines

Question 23

immunosuppressive infection of all cats everywhere

Answer 23

feline leukemia

Question 24

T/F feline leukemia is zoonotic

Answer 24

false

Question 25

T/F feline leukemia is reportable

Answer 25

false

Question 26

etiology of feline leukemia

Answer 26

viral: FeLV, RNA virus

Question 27

transmission of feline leukemia

Answer 27

direct contact, mother to fetus

Question 28

is feline leukemia fragile?

Answer 28

yes

Question 29

pathology of feline leukemia

Answer 29

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

Question 30

incubation of feline leukemia

Answer 30

2-6 weeks

Question 31

signalment for feline leukemia

Answer 31

male and females 1-5 yo

Question 32

clinical signs of feline leukemia

Answer 32

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

Question 33

diagnosis for feline leukemia

Answer 33

ELISA

Question 34

feline AIDS is known as

Answer 34

feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)

Question 35

what does feline immunodeficiency virus do

Answer 35

severely weakens immune system and makes cat susceptible to secondary conditions

Question 36

T/F feline immunodeficiency virus is zoonotic

Answer 36

false

Question 37

T/F feline immunodeficiency virus is reportable

Answer 37

false

Question 38

etiology of feline immunodeficiency virus

Answer 38

viral: retrovirus, lentivirus (slow acting and fragile)

Question 39

transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus

Answer 39

saliva (bite wounds)

Question 40

incubation of feline immunodeficiency virus

Answer 40

5 years or more

Question 41

what is FIV similar to

Answer 41

FeLV

Question 42

treatment of FIV

Answer 42

no treatment, supportive care

Question 43

feline coronavirus mutation (highly fatal)

Answer 43

feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)

Question 44

is FIP fragile

Answer 44

yes

Question 45

T/F FIP is zoonotic

Answer 45

false

Question 46

T/F FIP is reportable

Answer 46

false

Question 47

transmission of FIP

Answer 47

feces and saliva (sharing litter boxes)

Question 48

signalment of FIP

Answer 48

6 week kittens when in contact with mothers feces

Question 49

clinical finding in FCoV

Answer 49

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

Question 50

clinical findings in FIP

Answer 50

anorexia, weight loss, icterus, fever

Question 51

3 forms of FIP

Answer 51

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

Question 52

prognosis of FIP

Answer 52

poor

Question 53

diagnosis of FIP

Answer 53

increased total serum protein

Question 54

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

Answer 54

feline toxoplasmosis

Question 55

T/F feline toxoplasmosis is zoonotic

Answer 55

true

Question 56

T/F feline toxoplasmosis is reportable

Answer 56

false

Question 57

transmission of feline toxoplasmosis

Answer 57

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

Question 58

clinical signs of feline toxoplasmosis

Answer 58

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

Question 59

testing for feline toxoplasmosis

Answer 59

blood test, titer sent to lab, necropsy

Question 60

feline toxoplasmosis treatment

Answer 60

cats: clindamycin
humans: sulfadiazine