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how do foreign avian viruses enter the US?

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primarily migration of wild infected birds, importation, and carried in feed

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why are backyard flocks a problem for commercial poultry farms?

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there is not as much regulation for backyard flocks which could introduce disease to commercial poultry populations that have good biosecurity programs

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virus defintion

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a small micro-organism comprising nucleic acid and a protein coat that only replicates in living intact cells of other organisms

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viruses have a ______ relationship with their hosts

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parasitic

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virus nucleic acid

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DNA or RNA

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virus structure

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nucleic acid with protein capsid and sometimes a lipid envelope

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virus size

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much smaller than bacteria, 1000 x smaller, 20 nanometers to 0.3 microns

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viruses cause many important diseases of food animals including

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bovine viral diarrhea, herpesvirus, rabies, avain influenza

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viruses also cause zoonotic diseases including

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rabies and orf

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rabies zoonoses

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rarely contracted from food animals, most commonly contracted from bat bites

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orf

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infection in newborn goats and lambs from parapox

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avian influenza zoonoses

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caused by virus and could lead to potential human pandemic

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many viral diseases are reportable and/or foreign animal diseases

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regulated federally or at the state level

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reportable viral diseases include

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rabies and vesicular stomatitis

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foreign animal viral diseases include

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foot and mouth disease, virulent avian influenza, virulent newcastle disease, hog cholera

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most viruses have a _____ host range than bacteria

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narrower

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PRRS virus host range

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only pigs, host restricted

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rabies host range

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all mammals, large host range

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ovine herpes virus 2 (OHV2) host range

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sheep carry silent infection but can cause severe disease in cattle and bison

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virion structure: naked

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non-enveloped viruses are generally hardier and persist longer in the environment

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virion structure: enveloped

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enveloped viruses are generally more susceptible to disinfectants that melt membranes

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viral classification factors

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RNA or DNA, shape, enveloped or non-enveloped, single or double stranded, positive or negative sense

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why is virus classification and structure important?

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for controlling and preventing disease

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virus transmission types

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horizontal and vertical

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horizontal transmission
animal to animal
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horizontal transmission routes
respiratory aerosols, feco-oral route, and direct contact
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vertical transmission
mother to fetus
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vertical transmission routes
mother to fetus or mother to newborne via milk
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why is it important to know viral transmission routes?
for prevention and control of viral disease
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what does the lytic replication cycle cause?
acute disease
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lytic cycle pathway
virus enters into cell, hijacks host machinery to replicate, causes cell damage and virion release to infect other cells, causes tissue damage and disease
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the lytic cycle is important in acute viral infections including
BRSV, rotavirus, coronavirus, rabies, acute BVD
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if the animal survives virus is usually cleared from the body
true
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latent infections are formed from
herpesvirus
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acute infection
sudden onset and short duration
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latent infection
persistant and sub-clinical
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what does the lysogenic replication cause?
chronic and latent infections
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lysogenic replication cycle pathway
virus attatches to cell and penetrates to release nucleic acid, the nucleic acid gets integrated into host genome and the host cell divides to multiply the viral genome
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what disease is the lysogenic replication cycle important for?
chronic viral infections, diseases with long incubation periods, and latent infections like small ruminant lentivirus
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incubation period
time from infection to disease onset
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viruses have preference for replication in specific organs and cell types
true
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bovine respiratory syncytial virus replicates in which cells
lung airway cells to cause viral pneumonia
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bovine popular stomatitis virus replicates in what tissue
nose, oral cavity, and esophagus
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why is it important to know what organs and tissues viruses target?
important for understanding what tissues are damaged, what clinical signs may show, treatment and diagnosis
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why is it important to know how and how long viruses survive in the environment?
for biosecurity measures, control of the disease, and how to clear the environment
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robust viruses include
circovirus and parvovirus
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robust virus transmission
direct or distant contact transmission
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fragile viruses include
lentiviruses, influenza, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
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fragile virus favorable environment
cold and moist conditions
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fragile virus transmission
direct or close contact transmission
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how are viral diseases diagnosed?
manifestation in specific organs and diagnostic testing
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clinical exam for diagnosis of viruses
organ system involved and consider bacterial or viral causes
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diagnostic confidence
some viruses can be identified with confidence, like orf causing inflammation of the lips, but most require laboratory testing to confirm a diagnosis
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samples needed for diagnosis of viral diseases
blood, secretions, excretions, and necropsy
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diagnostic sample: blood
direct virus detection or serology for antibodies
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diagnostic sample: secretions
used in live animals, nasal, oral, or ocular samples
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diagnostic sample: excretions
feces for suspect viral enteritis
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diagnostic sample: necropsy
tissues are often preferred over secretions and feces when the animal has died
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direct detection of virus
electron microscopy, PCR, fluorescent antibody test, virus isolation in cultured cells, viral metagenomics, serology for detection of antibodies
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electron microscope advantages
identify new viruses not specifically tested for, good for disease where large amounts of virus is produced
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virus where large amounts of virus is produced example
viral enteritis
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electron microscope disadvantages
low sensitivity and expensive
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most common cause of viral diarrhea in calves in the first few weeks of life
bovine rotavirus and bovine corona virus
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enveloped virus shape
flexible and variable in shape
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capsid virus shape
regular and geometric shape
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virus isolation in cell culture for disease diagnosis
clinical specimen is cleaned up to remove bacteria and dead cells, cytopathic effect is observed in cell culture
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cell culture advantages
grow intact virus and can use for future research and sequencing genomes
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cell culture disadvantages
takes 2-4 weeks, not all viruses cause cell death, low sensitivity, expensive, may grow zoonotic viruses
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fluorescent antibody testing for rabies virus
transfer brain sample to slide, add fluorescently labeled antibodies and observe under fluorescent light
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fluorescent antibody testing advantage
rapid turnaround, approx. 2 hours
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detection of viral DNA or RNA through polymerase chain reaction
dependent on DNA primers binding directly to nucleic acids, amplification of target DNA is specific to the microbes being tested
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PCR advantages
very sensitive, specific, quick, and cheap
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PCR disadvantages
false negative results due to viral mutagenesis, variation in viruses can bind to primers, RNA viruses are highly variable, some PCR cannot detect all strains, and prone to false positives due to contamination
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how is PCR used for diagnosis of viral diseases?
clinical specimen, nucleic acid extraction, if RNA it is reverse transcribed into cDNA, if DNA it is directly amplified by PCR and amplified DNA is detected
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why is viral metagenomics important?
searching for novel viruses when a novel virus is suspected, tracking viral strains during outbreaks, and sequencing genomes of isolates to see which vaccines to use
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co-infections are very common in food animals including
calf diarrhea: rota or corona virus and E. coli bovine pneumonia: BRSV and pasteurella multocida/mannheimia hemolytica bovine pneumonia: BVD and pasteurella multocida/mannheimia hemolytica procine circovirus disease: mainests with co-infection
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why is synergism important for co-infection?
results in more severe disease and increased mortality rates, important for management and control
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what should be used in cases of concurrent bacterial infection?
antibiotics

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