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Infectious diseases of cats Flashcards

1
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Main two viruses in cat flu

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20% Feline herpes virus 1
80% Feline calicivirus

(+ influenza involved to some extent)

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FHV-1 characteristics

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Enveloped so easily inactivated
Establishes latent infection in trigeminal ganglion
dsDNA

Disease = anorexia, pyrexia, sneezing, nasal/ocular discharge
– Can get dermatological FHV from nasal secretion onto face

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Treating FHV-1 drug

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Famciclovir (= prodrug) for inhibiting viral DNA polymerase
Can also use aciclovir

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Feline calicivirus characteristics

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Non-enveloped so stable in environment
ssRNA

ANTIGENICALLY DIVERSE: lots of strains

Can get carriers via oropharyngeal persistent infection
Signs: URT signs + erosive lesions of tongue, nose and lips
+ in rare cases can get systemic disease

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5
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Drugs for feline calicivirus

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NONE just supportive care

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Do cat flu vaccines protect against disease

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No - will just reduce severity
+ other viruses can cause this; we just vaccinate against main two

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Chlamydia felis presentation and treatment

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Conjunctivitis
= classic inflammatory reaction

Treat with doxycycline

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Bordetella bronchiseptica in cats

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Common in shelters
Causes sneezing, can get pneumonia (NB: cough uncommon)

= zoonosis

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Histopath of parvovirus

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Gross: haemorrhagic enteric lesions, loss of villus pile

Histopath: villus collapse (no replacement from crypt)
Dilated crypts, epithelial cells flatten
LNs show massive lymphocyte depletion due to lytic infection by virus

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Characteristics of parvovirus

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ssDNA non-enveloped virus so survives in environment well
Spreads via faeco-oral route
- Enters via oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue then get viraemia

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Signs of parvovirus infection

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Depression, pyrexia, hypothermia
+ diagnosis: on bloods so leukopenia, faecal ELISA/PCR

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WHich virus causes FIP

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coronavirus; mutated form which can infect macrophages to cause pyogranulomatous vasculitis

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Dry vs wet FIP

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Dry FIP: get moderate cell mediated response –> pyogranulomatous inflammation

Wet FIP: no cell mediated response; get high protein exudates in thorax/adbomen

There is progression from dry to wet

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Effusion characteristics in wet FIP

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High protein >35g/L and cell count less than 5000cells/ml

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Typical cats getting FIP

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Young pedigree cats from multi-cat househholds

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What antigen are we detecting in blood in feline leukaemia virus test

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p27

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17
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What capsid protein is used as part of FeLV vaccine

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gp70

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Possible outcomes of infection with FeLV

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Abortive infection = cleared
Regressive infection= latency
Progressive infection = persistent viraemia; high fatality and mainly seen in YOUNG animals

Age = key determinant

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What issue does viral envelope peptide p15E cause in feline leukaemia virus

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immunosuppression via altering B and T cell function

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Types of neoplasia caused by FeLV

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Lymphoma
Leukaemia
Fibrosarcomas

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21
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How goodis the ELISA for FeLV

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Sensitive: low false negative rate
But can get false +ves so need to confirm with virus isolation or immunofluorescence

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How does FIV work

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Infection via biting; then viraemia, then infects CD4+ T cells so get depresion –> immunodeficiency

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Diagnosis of FIV infection

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Via antibody detection to the p24 or gp41 proteins

risk of false +ve
Also risk of false negative because immune system so weak that antibody level not detectable

24
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Cause of feline infectious anaemia

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mycoplasma haemofelis

25
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Typical cat with FIA

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male, freeroaming, non-pedigree

26
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Type of anaemia with FIA

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= antibody-mediated haemolysis
Regenerative
Corresponds with cycles of parasitaemia at 6 day intervals

27
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Treatment for FIA

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Doxocycline for 6 weeks

28
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Main cause of cat scratch disease

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Bartonella henselae

29
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What type of disease is cat scratch disease

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infectious vasculoproliferative disease

30
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What disease does mycoplasma lepraemurium cause

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Feline leprosy

31
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Which species can cause tuberculosis in cats

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M bovis (from humans)
M microti (from voles)
seen in siamese + raw feeding association

32
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Kitten vaccines

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at 9 and 12 weeks old
With parvovirus, calicivirus and herpesviruses

33
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Coronavirus characteristics

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large enveloped ssRNA virus

34
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Feline leukaemia virus type

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Enveloped RNA retrovirus
ssRNA

35
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FIV virus type

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Retrovirus of family lentivirus

36
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What strain does the FCV vaccine usually use

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F9

37
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After which vaccine might we see transient polyarthritis as a side effect

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FCV

38
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Pathology of feline calicivirus

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In lungs get infection and necrosis of type 1 epithelial cells
Compensatory proliferation of type 2 cells which are more cuboidal and mipair exchange

+ if there is pneumonitis: see thickening of the alveolar septi

39
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What drug is generally good for treating URT infections in cats

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Tetracyclines

40
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Which antibiotic do we avoid using to treat bordetella bronchiseptica due to resistance

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Trimethoprim or ampicillin

(instead do for doxycylcine; could use amoxycillin/clav acid)

41
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Effect of vaccination of ability to get latent carriers of cat flu viruses

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DOESN’T STOP THIS

42
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What tissues does parvovirus like to infect

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Those with high mitotic rate i.e crypt epithelial cells, lymphoid tissue and BM, placental/fetal tissues esp cerebellum, myocardium

43
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What can infection with parvovirus in utero lead to

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If in first 1/3 gestation: fetal resorption
Middle-end gestation: cerebellar hypoplasia of neonate

44
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What blood results suggests parvovirus infection and what suggests recovery from this

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Initially get panleucopenia (decrease in number of all white blood cells)
> Then development of neutrophilia with left shift suggests recovery

45
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Factors which determine whether cat exposed to feline coronavirus will develop FIP

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Strain
Dose; higher dose gives higher FIP risk
Stress; cats developing FIP have history of stress in months before
Genetic susceptibility

46
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What proportion of cats infected with FeCoV will go on to develop FIP

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10%

47
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Haematology signs of a cat with FIP

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Hyperglobulinaemia (albumin:globulin ratio of <0.4 i.e 0.4:1)
Lymphopenia

More likely to find non-regenerative anaemia with dry FIP

48
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Palliative treatment for FIP

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Prednisolone; to modulate immune response

49
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What molecule on FeLV determines subgroup and mediates attachment to receptors on cells

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gp70

Subgroups = A, B, C

50
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What antigen do we aim to raise antibodies against with vaccination for FeLV

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gp70

51
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FIV test aims to detect

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p24 capsid protein (core)
Or gp41

Via antibody

52
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What should we do if we get a positive in house FIV result

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Confirm it with westerm blot or fluorescence antibody testing

53
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Where do cats get tuberculosis mycobacteria from

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M bovis from humans
M microti from voles

(NB: resistant to M tuberculosis)

54
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What would muliple nodules on the head/limbs of a cat suggest

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Infection with M lepraemurium from rodents
= feline leprosy

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