Final Flashcards
Herpesvirus - morphology
enveloped, icosahedral capside (100-110 nm)
Herpesvirus- describe infection
self limiting but sever in immunocompromise/novel host
Herpesvirus - human 1,2,3 conditions
oral, genital, chickenpox
BHV-1 - diseases
abortion, IBR (rhinotracheitis), IPV (pustular vulvovag), IPB (pustular balanoposthitis)
EHV 1 and 4 - necropsy
Rhinopneumonitis (1/4)- edema and petechiation; abortion (1/4) -fetus not autolyzed; neruo (1)- brain/spinal cord hemorrhage
Herpesvirus inclusions
Intranuclear
EHV 3 - condition
Equine coital exanthema
Equine coital exanthema - incidence and occurence
worldwide, subclinical, with persistence and recurrence
Rhinopneumonitis- viral cause
EHV 1 and 4
Equine coital exanthema -etiology
EHV 3
Equine coital exanthema -CS
vesicles on skin of vulva or penis that progress to erosions and scabs, heal in 2 weeks; secondary bacterial skin infection common, may leave depigmentation
Human betaherpes
5, 6, 7 (cytomegalovirus, roseolovirus, pityriasis rosea
Human gamma herpes
4, 8 (eppstein barr, kaposi’s sarcoma)
Sheep and wildebeast
Catarrhal fever!
Poxvirus - morphology
Very large enveloped complex virion (brick vs ovoid)
Poxvirus - lesions
Epitheliotropic - induces proliferative lesions
Poxvirus - inclusions
Intracytoplasmic
Poxvirus - pathogenesis
Self limiting to lethal, can be broad hosts, zoonotic potential
Poxvirus - disease caused by
Chordopoxviruses (has 9 genera)
Name the two zoonotic pox viruses
Chrodopoxviruses: Orthopoxvirus and parapoxvirus
Orthopoxvirus- infection
Cowpox virus
Orthopoxvirus- species
Man, cattle, cats, zoo species
Parapoxvirus- infection
Pseudocowpox virus, bovine papular stomatitis, orf virus
Parapoxvirus- species
sheep, cattle, goat, human
Pseudocowpox- describe
Pathognomonic ring/horseshoe lesion, teat lesions proliferative, milker’s nodule in humans
What is the most important pox virus of all domestic animals
Sheeppox, goatpox, LSD (lumpy skin disease) of cattle
Sheeppox, goatpox, LSD - mortality/morbidity
Mortality high especially in young, morbidity = loss of milk/meat
Sheeppox goatpox- etiology
Different species tropisms in each geographic region
Sheeppox goatpox- CS
Malignant (more common)- lesions, depression, fever, discharge, sudden death before lesions; Benign- only skin lesions under tail
Sheeppox goatpox- describe lesions
On unwooled skin and on buccal, respiratory, digestive and urognital mucosae
LSD of cattle- geo origin
SE africa- spreading
Sheeppox goatpox LSD- virus type
carpripoxvirus
LSD of cattle- CS
Respiratory and skin lesions, lymphadenopathy and edema
LSD of cattle- morbidity/mortality
Morbidity 100%, mortality 1-2%
LSD of cattle- differentiate from
pseudo-lumpy skin disease (BoVH2)
Fowlpox- describe lesions
Comb, wattle, face
Parvovirus- morphology and nucleic acid type
small, naked, icosahedral (18-26), linear ssDNA (5kb)
Parvovirus- replication
Replicates in rapidly dividing cells’ nucleus (GI tract, WBC, pregnancy,
Parvovirus- inclusions
Eosinophilic intranuclear
Parvovirus- repro consequences
SMEDI- stillbirth, mummification, embryonic death, infertility
Porcine parvovirus- diseases
stillbirth, abortion, fetal death, mummification, infertility
Feline manifestation of parvovirus
Feline panleukopenia virus - cerebellar hypoplasia, panleukpenia, enteritis
Canine parvovirus- conditions
neonatal disease, enteritis, myocarditis, panleukopenia
Other species parvovirus
Mink enteritis (and panleukopenia), goose parvovirus (hepatitis)
Porcine parvovirus- disease
ONLY in pregnant! SMEDI syndrome- still birth, mummification, embryonic death, infertility
Cause of SMED in porcine parvovirus
Intrauterine infection that affects embryo or fetus
Canine parvovirus 2- CS
Subclinical common, severe most common in puppies 6w-6m - enteritis,hemorrhagic diarrhea, septic shock from villi destruction, myocarditis if infected in utero or in first week
Circovirus- morphology
Smallest known vertebrate DNA virus - naked, icosahedral
Circovirus- nucleic acid type
Circular ssDNA
Circovirus- species
birds and swine
Circovirus- replication
In cell nucleus of rapidly dividing cells- produces large basophilic intracytoplasmic and occasionally intranuclear inclusion bodies
Psittacine beak and feather disease- birds
cockatoos, parrots, budgerigars
Psittacine beak and feather disease- virus
circovirus, but usually subclinical
Psittacine beak and feather disease- pathology
Infects feather, beak and claw follicles - causes necrosis and feather malformation as they grow
What exceptions exist in herpes virus to their strong host specificity
pseudorabies, malignant catarrhal fever, herpes virus B in primates
What are the clinical manifestations of IBR, what kind of virus is it
Herpes alpha; genital lesions, respiratory disease, abortion
What are the clinical manifestations of EHV1
Abortion, paralysis/neuro, respiratory
What are the clinical manifestations of EHV 4
Respiratory only
What are the clinical manifestations of EHV 3
Genital lesions
malignant catarrhal fever is endemic to/is fatal to
Sheep/cattle, wildebeest/cattle in africa
Malignant catarrhal fever- CS
Mucopurulent discharge with lots of inflammatory cells, infects just about every oven
When is malignant catarrhal fever shed
During birthing provcess because mother is immunocompromised
What kind of virus causes bumblefoot
Poxvirus
What pox virus is not the normal shape?
Parapoxvirus is helical/spheroid instead of brick shaped like other poxviruses
What are the two zoonotic poxviruses
Ortho and para
Which pox virus has broad host specificity
ortho
Which pox virus can become systemic
Capripox has epitheliotropic component but is lethal due to systemic spread
Capripox- morbidity/mortality
high/low
Horsehoe shaped lesion on teat
Pseudocow pox
Hallmark of parvovirus morphology
no envelope, long environmental persistence
Parvo - inclusions
Intranuclear but some can have intracytoplasmic
Which parvovirus can have intracytoplasmic inclusions
circo
What kind of cells does parvovirus infect
rapid dividing- GI, embryo, respiratory, bone marrow
Compare and contrast feline panleukopenia and canine parvovirus
Feline- in utero infection causes cerebellar hypoplasia; canine parvo causes cardiomyopathy
Chem/CBC findings of parvovirus
low albumin, very lob WBC
What kind of virus is psitticine beak and feather disease
circo
Treat parvovirus
Enrofloxacin or FQs
Where is cowpox found
Europe
What kind of virus is cowpox-
Orthopox
Where are orthopox found
Worldwide
What kind of virus is pseudocowpox
parapox
Where is parapox found
worldwide
Where are capripox viruses found
Africa and asia
What is the reservoir for cowpox
Rodents
Name the parapox diseases
pseudocowpox, bovine papular stomatitis, orf virus
What feline conditions cause conjunctivitis
chlamydophila, mycoplasma
CS of herpesvirus in cats
corneal ulcers! rhinitis, pharyngitis,
CS of calicivirus
oral ulcers alone or pneumonia
Name a beta herpes virus
inclusion body rhinitis/porcine cytomegalovirus
Describe biological vector
Virus is amplified in the tissue of the vector
What is a mechanical vector
virus is not amplified, but carried from animal to animal
Reservoir host
Develops viremia at levels capable of infecting vector
Dead end host
Develop low viremia levels, doesnt transmit virus
What is an arbovirus
Arthropod born virus
Epidemic cycle
transmission cycle of outbreaks in humans only and animal-human disease
enzootic cycle
transmission cycle in animals continuing without outbreak level
Epizootic cycle
outbreak transmission cycle in animals (animal epidemic)
What kind of virus is West Nile
Falviviridae, ssRNA, enveloped
What is targeted for a vaccine in West Nile
E-glycoprotein - a surface protein with neutralizing activity
What is the only viremic host of West Nile
avian - esp crows
West Nile- horse CS hallmark
Fasciculation and head, neck, trunk tremors.
What is the diagnostic standard of west nile
IgM capture ELISA
What are the alphaviruses
EEE, WEE, VEE
EEE - disease
severe and fatal encephalitis- head pressing, seizures, paralysis
WEE- disease
milder form of EEE- mentation change, paralysis, less mortality
Diagnose alphavirus
IgM capture ELISA
VEE- life cycle
Endemic cycle between rats and mosquitos mutating to epidemic cycle between horses and mosquitos- becoming more pathogenic- horses become reservoir
VEE- CS
Severe mentation changes, headpressing, seizures, paralysis
VEE diagnosis-
IgM ELISA
Which alphaviruses have vax
EEE, WEE
What strains of VEE are low pathogenicity
IE (ID)
What strains for VEE arise from IE (?)
IAB and IC
What is the vector for VEE
Endemic mosquito
Adenovirus- morphology
Non-enveloped, large genome, intranuclear inclusions
Adenovirus- diagnosis
PCR with sequencing
Adenovirus- tx
cidofovir
Infectious canine hepatitis- virus
K9 adenovirus 1
K9 adenovirus 1- transmission
Ingestion/inhalation of body secretion
K9 adenovirus 1- CS
depression, abdominal pain, pale MM, blue corneal opacity, liver failure
Canine infectious tracheobronchitis- virus
K9 adenovirus 2
Canine infectious tracheobronchitis- CA2 - transmission
direct contact with infected secretion or contaminated fomite
Canine infectious tracheobronchitis- CA2 - CS
dry hacking cough without fever
Canine infectious tracheobronchitis- CA2 - Tx
rest, cough suppressant if not productive, Abx for secondary infection
Equine adenovirus- types
1- respiratory
2- pathogenic
Papillomavirus- morphology
small DNA virus that changes often, unenveloped and diverse
Papillomavirus- CS
Cutaneous lesions, can be oncogenic
Papillomavirus- inclusions
NONE!
Large firm lesions anywhere on body of horse, 20% of equie tumors
Equine sarcoids- bovine papillomavirus 1 or 2
Genital squamous cell carcinoma- virus
ecPV2
Polyomaviridae- morphology
small, round, non-enveloped dsDNA
Polyomaviridae- avian
Fatal hepatitis, nephritis, enteritis
Polyomaviridae- raccoons
brain tumors
Polyomaviridae- equine
nephritis