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Hemolymph Flashcards

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Three components of anthratoxin (A-B toxin)

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Protective antigen (II)- B subunit (entry), binds TEM8 and CMG2
Lethal factor (III)- A subunit, cell death, CNS depression
Edema factor (I)- A subunit, increases cAMP–>water efflux from cell

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How to diagnose anthrax?

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Blood smear from tail tip or coronary band

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What is the key histo on blood smear?

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Intravascular large bacilli with flat ends

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Pathogenesis of anthrax

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Initial lymphangitis/lymphadenitis, then septicemia

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How to stain anthrax?

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Old methylene blue stains pink, distinct capsule

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Classical swine fever lesions

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Lymphocytolysis (thymus and lymphoid atrophy)

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Differentials for congested splenomegaly in a pig

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Volvulus, salmonella, hemolytic anemia, Mycoplasma haemosuis, African swine fever

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Cause of cervical lymphadenitis in the guinea pig

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Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus

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What predisposes G pigs to lumps?

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Female sex and stress

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Key histo with cervical lymphadenitis

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Bilateral suppurative lymphadenitis

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What does mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis target?

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M cells (GALT, PP)

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Virulence factors of mycobacterium

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Lipid rich cell wall
Peroxidase
Man-LAM
TLR2 and IL10 stimulate TH2 response

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What does mycobacterium require for growth? Where is it highest?

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Iron; ileocecal jxn

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Mycobacterium key histo

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Granulomatous lymphangitis/lymphadenitis

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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis clinical presentation

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GI disease with lymphadenopathy in cats and rodents

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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis virulence factors

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Yersinia adhesion A protein, YadA (adheres to ECM and inhibits complement)
Invasin and Ail (bind to M cells)
YopB and Yop D for type III SS, injects effector Yops that alter phagocyte fxn (Yop E/H/T)

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Y. pseudotuberculosis key histo

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Large, botryoid colonies of bacteria (lymphadenitis), lymphoid hyperplasia and histiocytosis

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How is Y. pestis different?

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Does not cause disease in rodents, and three forms:
Bubonic plague, pneumonia, or septicemic

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Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis virulence factors

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Leukotoxic surface lipid (mycolic acid)- induces inflammation, prevents phagolysosome formation
Exotoxin (phospholipase D) increases vascular permeability, cell damage

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Key gross and histo for corynebacterium

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Onion skin lymphadenomegaly, caseous lymphadenitis in sheep, ulcerative lymphangitis in horses/cows; eosinophils, no colonies

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Key histo for actinobacillus lignieresii

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Pyogranulomatous inflammation with large colonies of bacilli with Splendore-Hoeppli (sulfur granules grossly)

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Key histo for Francisella tularensis

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Abscesses with a ton of necrosis in multiple organs (LN, liver, spleen)

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23
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How to tell tularemia from yersinia

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No colonies in tularemia

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24
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What cells does bartonella henselae infect?

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Erythrocytes
Endothelium
Macrophages

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25
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How is bartonella transmitted

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Arthropods

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26
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Histo with bartonella; stain to see?

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Lymphadenitis; silver stains

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27
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How is Neorickettsia helminthoeca transmitted?

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Ingestion of trematode (Nanophyteus salmincola*)

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28
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Life cycle of Nanophyteus salmincola

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1st IH- snail, cercaria
2nd IH- fish, metacercari
DH- fish eating mammals

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Stains to see Neorickettsia helminthoeca

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Giemsa, Macchiavellos

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30
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Key histo with Neorickettsia helminthoeca

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Lymphoid depletion, histiocytosis*, pleomorphic organisms in macrophages (hard to see), adult trematodes in intestines

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31
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How is Ehrlichia canis transmitted?

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus

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32
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Who is susceptible to E. canis?

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GSDs

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33
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Where does E. canis live?

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Lymphocytes and monocytes

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34
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Clinical pathology with E. canis

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Thrombo- and pan-cytopenia

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Key cyto with E. canis

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Morulae on blood smears or synovial fluid smears

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36
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What kind of fungus is Sporothrix schenckii?

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Dimorphic

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37
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Three types of sporothricosis

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Cutaneous, cutaneous-lymphatic, disseminated

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38
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Key histo with Sporothrix schenckii

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Pyogranulomatous lymphadenitis with intrahistiocytic and extracellular cigar-shaped 2-10um yeast with a halo

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39
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What is the pelger-huet anomaly?

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Normal leukocytes count, but left shift due to hyposegmentation of granulocytes and monocytes (round/kidney nucleus)

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40
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What causes Pelger-Huet anomaly?

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Lamin B receptor mutation (autosomal dominant)

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41
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Cause of SCID in horse?

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Arabian horses- autosomal recessive defect in PRKDC gene

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42
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Cause of SCID in dog?

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Defect in type I cytokine receptor

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Clin path findings supportive of SCID

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Lymphopenia, hypogammaglobulinemia, no IgM

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44
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Key histo with SCID

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Lymphoid hypoplasia of all lymphoid organs

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45
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Who gets congenital dyserythropoiesis

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Polled Herefords; idiopathic in English springer spaniels with polymyopathy and megaesophagus

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Syndromes assocaited with congenital dyserythropoiesis

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Anemia, progressive alopecia, dyskeratosis

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Key histo with congenital dyserythropoiesis

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Marked erythroid hyperplasia (arrest at rubricyte stage), epidermal dyskeratosis*

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48
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Who gets LAD?

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Holsteins; Irish setters

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49
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Cause of LAD?

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Deficiency of beta 2 integrins (CD18)

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Pathogenesis of LAD

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Neutrophils can’t adhere, diminished chemotaxis–>recurrent infections–>persistent neutrophilia

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Who gets thymomas?

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Adult female goats

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52
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List of paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma

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Myasthenia gravis w. megaesophagus
Exfoliative dermatitis
Eosinophilia
Hypercalcemia
Polymyositis
Exophthalmia in rabbits
Red cell aplasia
T cell lymphocytosis

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53
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Thymoma types and appearance

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Type A- spindle
Type B- epithelioid (dog); B1 most closely resembles the normal thymus, B3 more epithelial
Type AB- components of both, sheep/goats

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54
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Cause of malignant lymphoma in cats; only transmissible type

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Feline Leukemia Virus A

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55
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What kind of virus is FeLV

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Lentivirus (gammaretrovirus)

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56
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What type of lymphoma occurs with FeLV

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Thymic T cell lymphoblastic

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57
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FeLV virulence factors

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gag- infectivity
env- attachment and entry
pol- enzymes

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58
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What kind of lymphoma is associated with FIV?

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B cell lymphoma of intestine

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59
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Most common lymphoma in cats

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T cell intestinal lymphoma

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60
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What phenotype is gastric lymphoma?

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Diffuse large B cell

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61
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What phenotype is nasal lymphoma?

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Diffuse large B cell

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62
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From what does histiocytic sarcoma arise?

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Interstitial dendritic cells

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63
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What stain is used for histiocytic sarcoma?

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CD18

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Mice strains predisposed to HS

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B6 SJL

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65
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Histo finding in rats associated with HS

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Intracytoplasmic hyaline droplets in PCTs

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66
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Only malignancy of macrophage origin

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Hemophagocytic histiocytic sarcoma

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67
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Benign tumor that cheetahs get

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Myelolipoma (liver); spleen in dog

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67
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Features of T zone lymphoma- cell size and type, pattern, key histo, location, behavior

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Intermediate T cells; nodular; peripheralizes and fading follicles; lymph nodes; indolent

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Features of marginal zone lymphoma- cell size and type, pattern, key histo, location, behavior

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Intermediate B cells with large central nucleolus; nodular; around fading follicles; spleen, LNs, extranodal; indolent

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68
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Where does mycoplasma haemocanis live?

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Epicellular on erythrocytes (perimembranous)

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69
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Disease with mycoplasma?

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Hemolytic anemia if immunocompromised/splenectomized

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70
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Key cyto with mycoplasma

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Thin chains of cocci on erythrocytes

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71
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How is mycoplasma transmitted?

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Blood sucking arthropods (like mycoplasma suis! Haematopinus)

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72
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What type of organism is Babesia?

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Apicomplexan protozoan, tickborne

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What cell does Babesia infect?

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Erythrocytes

74
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Disease with Babesia?

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INTRAVASCULAR hemolysis (so, jaundice), vascular sludging (cerebral flush), hypotension

75
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Key cyto with babesia

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Intraerythrocytic paired pear-shaped piroplasms

76
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What type of organism is Plasmodium?

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Apicomplexan protozoan, arthropod borne

77
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Natural host of Plasmodium?

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Cyno macaque

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Life cycle of Plasmodium?

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Indirect two host- Sexual stage in arthropod, asexual stage in vertebrate

79
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What cells does Plasmodium infect?

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Liver phase- macrophages and endothelial cells
Erythrocytic phase- RBCs

80
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Key gross findings with Plasmodium

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Brown discoloration (hemazoin pigment)

81
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Key histo with Plasmodium

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Schizonts in macs, endothelial cells
Trophozoites, meronts, or gametocytes in erythrocytes

82
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What type of organism is Cytauxzoon?

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Protozoan, tickborne

83
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Reservoir for Cytauxzoon

84
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Disease with cytauxzoon

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Hemolytic anemia and vascular occlusion

85
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Key cyto with Cytauxzoon

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Piroplasms within erythrocytes (non-replicating phase), intrahistiocytic schizonts with merozoites occluding vessels

86
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Key clin path finding with Cytauxzoon

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Lymphocytosis and monocytosis

87
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Key histo with Cytauxzoon

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Birefringent hemazoin pigment

88
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What type of organism is Theileria?

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Apicomplexan protozoan, tickborne

89
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Disease with Theileria

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High fever and lymphadenopathy in cattle

90
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Key histo with theileria

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Diffuse lymphoid hyperplasia with lymphoblasts and intracytoplasmic schizonts (Kochs blue bodies)

91
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Stain to identify Theileria

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Life cycle of Theileria (cells infected)

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Schizogeny in lymphocytes (tissue phase)- Macroschizonts–>microschizonts–>merozoites released
Found in erythrocytes (erythrocytic phase)- Merozoites

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What type of organism is Leucocytozoon

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Insectborne (flies) protozoan

94
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Disease seen in birds with Leucocytozoon

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INTRAVASCULAR hemolysis and anemia

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Cells infected/life cycle with Leucocytozoon

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Asexual schizogeny in liver, lung, vessels
Gametogony- Megaloschizonts in endothelial and RBCs

96
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What kind of organism is Leishmania

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Obligate diphasic (promastigotes and amastigotes) intracellular protozoan

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How is Leishmania transmitted/intermediate host?

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What cells does Leishmania infect?

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Histiocytes, other leukocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts

99
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Common clinical presentation of Leishmania

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Hyperproteinemia with hypergammaglobulinemia (plasma cell hyperplasia) and hypoalbuminemia (proteinuric nephritis)

100
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Which immune response is more effective against Leishmania

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Key histo with Leishmania

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Intrahistiocytic amastigotes with a rod shaped perpendicular kinetoplast

102
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Stain for Leishmania

103
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Life cycle of Leishmania

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Amastigotes bust out of WBCs ingested by sandfly, transform into promastigotes, replicate in midgut, transition to metacyclic form (infectious), injected with saliva into DH

104
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Three forms of Leishmania

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Cutaneous
Mucocutaneous (spread of cutaneous to nasopharynx)
Visceral

105
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What organism is a schistosome?

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Blood fluke, (intravascular) trematode

106
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What is the intermediate host of schistosoma

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Snail- releases infective cercariae

107
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Other than being intravascular, why is this fluke (schistosoma) weird?

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Not hermaphroditic (other flukes are)

108
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Key histo for schistosomiasis

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Granulomatous inflammation, fibrosis, trematode eggs (yellow-brown, miracidium, no operculum, maybe spines); eosinophilic endophlebitis

109
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What virus is Marek’s disease caused by?

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Gallid herpesvirus 2 (Alphaherpesvirus)

110
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What cell does gallid herpesvirus 2 infect?

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T lymphocytes

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Age range affected by Marek’s

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2-5 months

112
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Where does the Marek’s virus replicate?

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Follicular epithelium- infected by inhaling follicle dander

113
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Important genes for Marek’s virus (3)

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Meq (oncogene)
vTR (telomerase)
pp38 (replication)

114
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Stains for Marek’s disease

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CD3
MATSA tumor antigen
Meq

115
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Classic presentation of Marek’s

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Sciatic nerve enlargement (neurolymphomatosis)
Paralysis (splay leg)
Ocular/cutaneous- grey eye color
Visceral tumors

116
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What kind of organism is isospora?

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Apicomplexan protozoa

117
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Who gets isosporosis

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Passerines

118
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Like cycle of isospora

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Sexual reproduction in enterocytes (fecal oral transmission)
Asexual reproduction in lymphocytes, and macrophages

119
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Presentation of isospora

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In fledglings- acute mortality
Mimics lymphoma

120
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Key gross finding in isospora in general; specifically in finches; specifically in white rumped shama

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General- Splenomegaly
Finches- Duodenal thickening
Shama- skin and macrophages

121
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Key histo in isospora

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Lightly basophilic protozoal merozoites with clear halo (p.vacuole) within lymphocytes, indenting the nucleus
with lymphohistiocytic inflammation in various organs

122
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Natural host of herpesvirus saimiri

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Squirrel monkey

123
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Susceptible species to herpesvirus saimiri

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Rabbits, NWMs

124
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What kind of virus is herpesvirus saimiri

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Gammaherpesvirus rhadinovirus

125
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What disease does herpesvirus saimiri cause?

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Fatal lymphoproliferative (CD3/CD8 T cell)

126
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Herpesvirus saimiri virulence factors

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Saimiri transformation-associated protein (StpC)
Tyrosine kinase interacting protein (Tip)

127
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Key gross with herpesvirus saimiri

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Nodular lesions in liver, spleen, kidney, orbit, abdomen

128
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What kind of virus causes Pacheco’s disease?

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Psittacid herpesvirus 1 (alphaherpesvirus)

129
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Who is particularly susceptible to Pacheco’s?

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Cockatoos and Amazon parrots

130
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What disease does Pacheco’s cause?

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Acute fatal hepatitis

131
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Where does Pacheco’s go latent?

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Trigeminal
Lymphoreticular system

132
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Key gross with Pacheco’s; key histo

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Hepatic and splenic necrosis; eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies with syncytia, necrosis in liver, spleen, intestine

133
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What kind of virus is simian hemorrhagic fever

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Arterivirus

134
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What cell is targeted with simian hemorrhagic fever

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Macrophages

135
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Who are subclinical carriers of simian hemorrhagic fever

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Patas
African green monkeys
Baboons

136
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Key gross with simian hemorrhagic fever

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Hemorrhage/congestion of proximal duodenum**
Hemorrhage/congestion of other viscera (like DIC)
Absent hepatic/adrenal necrosis- differentiates from other scary viruses

137
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Key histo with simian hemorrhagic fever

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Lymphoid necrosis
Perifollicular splenic hemorrhage and fibrin
Thymic cortical necrosis with medullary sparing**

138
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What kind of virus is African swine fever?

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Asfarvirus

139
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How is ASF different from CSF?

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ASF does not infect epithelium

140
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Vector of African swine fever

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Soft tick- ornithodoros moubata

141
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What cell is targeted with African swine fever

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Macrophages

142
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Key gross lesions of African swine fever

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Splenomegaly
LN hematoma

143
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Key histo with African swine fever

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Fibrinoid vasculitis, hemorrhage, lymphocyte/macrophage necrosis and depletion, thrombosis

144
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What kind of virus is classical swine fever?

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Pestivirus

145
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What test can be used for African swine fever?

146
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General disease caused by African swine fever?

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High fever, cutaneous hyperemia, abortions, edema, hemorrhage in internal organs

147
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General disease caused by classical swine fever?

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Hemorrhagic disease with DIC, thrombocytopenia, and immunosuppression

148
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What cell types does classical swine fever target?

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Endothelium, epithelium, macrophages

149
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Key gross lesions with classical swine fever

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Turkey egg kidney, splenic infarcts, necrotizing tonsillitis, button ulcers

150
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Key histo with classical swine fever

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Vasculitis and lymphoid depletion

151
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What kind of virus causes infectious bursal disease?

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Birnavirus

152
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Age group affected by infectious bursal disease

153
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Disease caused by infectious bursal disease

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Lymphocytolytic, immunosuppressive (mostly immature bursal B cells***)

154
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Which serotype of infectious bursal disease is pathogenic?

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Serotype 1

155
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Key gross with infectious bursal disease

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Enlarged, edematous bursa

156
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Key histo with infectious bursal disease

A

Lymphoid necrosis and atrophy with mild inflammation

157
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What virus causes marble spleen disease?

A

Siadenovirus (Turkey adenovirus 3)

158
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Who gets marble spleen disease?

159
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Whate age group is affected by marble spleen disease?

A

3-8 months

160
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Cells targeted by marble spleen disease

A

Lymphotropic (B lymphocytes) and lymphocytopathic

161
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Key histo with marble spleen disease

A

Basophilic INIBs in WBCs, white pulp hyperplasia then necrosis

162
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Key gross with marble spleen disease

A

Splenomegaly

163
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Canine parvovirus-2 disease causes

A

Enteritis, cerebellar hypoplasia

164
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Key histo with Canine parvovirus-2

A

Lymphoid hyperplasia then lymphocytolysis, necrohemorrhagic enteritis, INIBs in epithelium

165
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Clin path findings with Canine parvovirus-2

A

Pancytopenia

166
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Disease associated with hamster parvovirus?

A

Dental/facial deformities

167
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Disease associated with Killam’s rat parvovirus?

A

Scrotal and cerebellar hemorrhage

168
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What type of virus is equine infectious anemia?

A

Lentivirus

169
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What cell type does equine infectious anemia infect?

A

Macrophages

170
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Clin path findings with equine infectious anemia

A

Severe anemia and thrombocytopenia (intravascular hemolysis)

171
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How is equine infectious anemia transmitted?

A

Mechanically via flies

172
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Key histo findings with equine infectious anemia

A

Hemosiderosis*, bone marrow erythroid hyperplasia, bulls eye splenic follicles (enlarged by hypocellular)

173
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What is the best diagnostic tool for equine infectious anemia?

A

PCR is better than coggins- catches positives before they seroconvert

174
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What disease does porcine circovirus-2 cause?

A

Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome- wasting and lymphadenomegaly

175
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Age group affected by porcine circovirus-2

A

5-18 weeks

176
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Key histo with porcine circovirus-2

A

Lymphoid depletion, granulomatous lymphadenitis, IC botryoid inclusions in histiocytes

177
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Which porcine circovirus-2 is the least virulent?

178
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How to differentiate porcine circovirus-2 from PRRS

A

Bronchial necrosis in PRRS

179
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What type of virus causes ebola?

180
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What syndrome does ebola cause?

A

Highly fatal hemorrhagic fever of primates

181
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Reservoir of ebola

A

Fruit bats

182
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What cells does ebola target?

A

Macrophages

183
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Classic gross lesion with ebola

A

Hemorrhage of proximal duodenum** (like simian hemorrhagic virus)

184
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Key histo with ebola

A

Lymphoid necrosis surrounded by hemorrhage, necrosis of liver and adrenal (unlike SHV)

Systemics- Hemolymphatics and Special Senses (5 decks)

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