Lecture 16 Flashcards

1
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What are the subfamilies of Herpesviridae (3)

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  1. Alphaherpesvirinae
  2. Betaherpervirinae
  3. Gammahepesvirinae
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2
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Where is Equid alphaherpesvirus 1 and 4

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In horses

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3
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What does EHV-1 cause

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respiratory disease, abortion and neurologic disease

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4
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What does EHV-4 cause

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Respiratory disease

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5
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Where is EHV-1 and -4 most commonly seen

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Weaned foals and yearlings

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Clinical signs of EHV-1 and -4

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Coughing, nasal discharge, enlargement of the mandibular and/or retropharyngeal lymph nodes, lethargy, anorexia, conjunctivitis

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7
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Clinical signs of EHM (5)

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  1. Incoordination of hind
  2. Ataxia
  3. Urine retention
  4. Recumbency
  5. Neurological sigs are preceded by fever and/or respiration
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8
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How to diagnose EHV-1 and -4 (3)

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  1. Laboratory diagnosis with histological lesions
  2. Viral antigens
  3. Viral genome can be detected using specific PCR
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9
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What are the vaccines of EHV-1 and EHV-4 (2)

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  1. Live attenuated and inactivated vaccines

2. Reduce abortion and CNS infection

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10
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Equid gammeherpesvirus 2 and 5 is present where?

A

Horses

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11
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What is associated with Equine Multinodular Pulmonary Fibrosis

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EHV-5 and with EHV-2, can be linked with a characteristic interstitial lung fibrosis

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What does Equine Multinodular Pulmonary Fibrosis affect

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Older horses causing weightless and reduced ability to exercise as result of the formations of nodular lesions in the lungs

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13
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Where does Equid alphaherpesvirus cause lesions

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Penis and vulva

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14
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What are the clinical signs of canid alphaherpesvirus 1 in pups

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Generalised necrotising and haemorrhage disease

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15
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How can pups become infected with canid alphaherpesvirus

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Neonatal, this causes vocalisation, anorexia, dyspnoea, abdominal pain, incoordination and soft faeces

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16
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What is felid alphaherpesvirus

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Upper respiratory tract disease

17
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What are the clinical signs of felid alphaherpesvirus

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Coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, conjunctivitis and sometimes fever and loss of appetite

18
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What is gallid alphaherpesvirus

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Infectious laryngotracheitis

19
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What does gallid alphaherpesvirus

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Conjunctivitis, pharyngitis and tracheitis

20
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What are early signs of gallid alphaherpesvirus

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Hard swallowing, ruffled feathers on back of head, squinting and conjunctivitis

21
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What are the classic signs of gallid alphaherpesvirus

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Coughing, gasping and expending the neck forward and upward with each breath to clear mucous from trachea

22
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How is ILT transmitted from animal to animal

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Respiratory secretions

23
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How can ILT be transmitted between flocks

A

aerosols or fomites

24
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What is gallid alphaherpesvirus 2 also known as

A

Marek’s Disease

25
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What are the clinical signs of Marek’s disease

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Depression, paralysis, appetite loss, weight loss, anaemia, dehydration

26
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What are the Marek’s disease vaccine derived from

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  1. Attenuated versions of the wild type virus (serotype 1)
  2. A related Marek’s disease virus (serotype 2)
  3. A related herpesvirus from turkeys (serotype 3)
27
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What are the first signs of Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1 in flocks

A

High persistent mortality with significant drop in egg production in laying flocks

28
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What is Suid alphaherpesvirus also known as

A

Aujeszky’s disease

29
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How is Aujeszky’s disease spread

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Nose-to-nose contact between pigs

30
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How to diagnose Aujeszky’s disease

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Detection of antigen or viral DNA in tissue

31
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What is Bovine alphaherpesvirus also known as

A

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

32
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How can viral DNA of Bovine alphaherpesvirus be detected

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PCR

33
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What does Bovine alphaherpesvirus 5 cause

A

Meningoencephalitis and mild respiratory disease in cattle

34
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What are the 2 Bovine alphaherpesvirus 2 caused in cattle

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  1. Bovine mammillitis - often associated with early winter and first lactation heifers
  2. Pseudo-lumpy skin disease - characterised by a generalised eruption of superficial cutaneous nodules
35
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What does Malignant catarrhal fever infect

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Cattle

36
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What are the clinical signs of Malignant catarrhal fever (4)

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  1. Fever, depression, weakness, diarrhoea
  2. Muzzle and nares are encrusted
  3. Bilateral keratitis
  4. Ataxia, nystagmus and head pressing
37
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Where do Herpesviruses replicate

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Nucleus