Integumentary Disease Flashcards
what cell types are affected by papillomavirus?
keratinocytes
does equine sarcoid metastasize?
no
can regrow or grow new ones
what are the main reservoirs of bovine papillomaviruses?
bovine
how are papillomaviruses primarily controlled?
reduce contact with infected cattle
fly control
what are equine sarcoid papillomaviruses?
distinct variants of bovine papilloma virus-1 or 2
is vesicular stomatitis zoonotic?
yes
reportable at state level
how prevalent is cowpox in Europe in cattle?
rare
what does cowpox affect in cattle?
udders and face/mouth of suckling calves
where does cowpox replicate?
in cytoplasm (unusual for DNA viruses)
other than cattle, who does cowpox affect in Europe?
domestic cats
people
rodent reservoir
what is cowpox like in cats and elephants?
widespread skin lesions
lung infection
systemic disease and death
what viruses are part of the poxviridae?
smallpox
cowpox
what year did the first vaccine in Europe occur? for what?
1796
cowpox/smallpox
what does Orf cause?
scabby mouth
contagious pustular dermatitis
contagious ecthyema
is Orf zoonotic?
yes: local disease typically of hands
what lesions does Orf cause?
papules
pustules
crusts on lips, muzzle, tongue, eyelids, teats, feet
how is Orf transmitted?
direct contact
how can the lesions of Orf become complicated?
prevent young lambs from suckling
become secondarily infected
how is dry/cutaneous avian pox transmitted?
mosquito transmission
contact between skin lesions