infectious diseases in dogs

Question 1

what is the aietology of canine parvo virus?

Answer 1

-2-14 day incubation
-highly contagious
-90% of untreated dogs die

Question 2

what is the pathogenesis of cpv?

Answer 2

• viral replication occours in lympiod tissue of the oropharynx
  -heamatogenisis dissessmination causes illness
  -causes epithelial necrosis
  virus is shed after 4-5 days of infection

Question 3

What are the clinical signs of cpv?

Answer 3

-vomiting
-abdominal pain
- death
- typical signs of illness

Question 4

how to diagnose cpv?

Answer 4

-heamatology (lympenia)
-eliza
-pcr (antigen testing)
-serology

Question 5

what is the treatment for cpv?

Answer 5

• no specific treatment
• issolation
  -antibotics to reduce bacterial complications

Question 6

what is the control for cpv?

Answer 6

• live vaccines
  -immunity can be passed onto puppies for 16 weeks
  2-3 year boosters

Question 7

what is the leptospirosis airtology?

Answer 7

-4-20 incubation period
- spread via urine dirct or indirect contact
-bacteria can be killed by diinfection

Question 8

what is the pathogenesis of leptospirosis?

Answer 8

• after 4-20 days the leptospires circulate and multiply in tissues
  -severly damaged organs may not recover

Question 9

What are the clinical signs of letospira (lc)?

Answer 9

-pyrexia
-thirst
-dullness
-kidney pain
-heamaturiqa
vomiting
- vague illness signs

Question 10

how is leptospira of diagnosis ?

Answer 10

-unrinalysis
-bichemistry (increased creatine levels)
-bacterial culture and pcr
-serology

Question 11

ehat is the treatment for lepto spirosis ?

Answer 11

• antibiotics
• nursding
  -dietry management (assisting kidney function)
  rehydration

Question 12

what bacteria is leptospirosis caused by?

Answer 12

• leptospira canicola
  -leptospira icterhaemorrhagie

Question 13

what arte the clinical signs of leptospirosis (lh)?

Answer 13

-jaundice
-fevre
-thirst
- pertechial heamorrgeries (bleeding under the skin)
-blood stained dioherea
-vague signs of ill ness
death

Question 14

how is leptospirosis contriolled?

Answer 14

• dead vaccines
• dogs require a yearly booter
  aviod rat conataminated areas

Question 15

what is the disease name for kennel cough?

Answer 15

canine infectious tracheobronchitis

Question 16

what is the aietology of kennel cough?

Answer 16

• multiple eitologies eg. canine parainfluenza
• highly contagious
  -trasmitted via aroseol
  5-7 day incubation period

Question 17

what is the pathogenisis of kennel cough?

Answer 17

-infections by single agents arerae
–main target are epithelial cells of upper resiritory tract
-secondary bacterial infection can cause complcations

Question 18

what are the clinical signs of kennel cough?

Answer 18

• cough
  -worse on tracheal pinch exersise
  -may see rhinitis, conjunctivitis and nasal discharge
  -self limiting with spontanious recovery after 2 weeks

Question 19

how does kennel cough diagnosis happen?

Answer 19

-heamatology
-radiology
-cultures
-serology

Question 20

what is the treatment for kennel cough?

Answer 20

• antibiotics
  -antitussives (cough suppressents)
  -bronchodilators
  nursing

Question 21

how is kennel; cough controlled?

Answer 21

-vaccination =
live
should be given 2 weeks before risk
- one does forn6-12 months of immunity
ventelation, disinfected