lecture 5- bovine virology Flashcards
what is BRDC
bovine respiratory disease complex
when does BRDC typically occur
first 40 days in a feedlot
what is one bacteria associated with BRDC that may lead to severe outcomes?
Mannheimia haemolytica (others too)
what season is BRDC most common
winter
what are the 4 viruses associated with BRDC?
BHV1/IBR (Bovine Herpesvirus 1 –> infectious bovine rhinotracheitis)
BPIV3 (bovine parainfluenza virus 3)
BRSV (bovine respiratory syncytial virus)
BVDV (bovine viral diarrhea virus –> mucosal disease)
what is BHV1
bovine herpesvirus 1
what is BPIV3
Bovine parainfluenza type 3
what is BRSV
bovine respiratory syncytial virus
which family is BRSV and PI3 a part of?
family: paramyxoviridae
what is significant about the genomes of viruses within paramyxovirinae?
they have the same genetic building blocks
what subfamily is BRSV a part of?
pneumovirinae
when does BRSV flare up?
winter, when cold
at what age does BRSV usually infect cattle?
<6 months
how is BRSV transmitted?
contact or aerosol
what is the prevalence of BRSV in individuals who are older than 3 years old
> 95%
what is the duration of shedding of BRSV?
1-12 days
what is characteristic of BRSV microscopically?
the presence of syncytium (giant, multi-nucleated cells)
what is the % mortality of BRSV?
2-3%, but up to 20%
is BRSV more common in dairy or beef cattle?
beef
does BRSV impact all hosts similarly?
no- pathogenesis is related to host response
can vaccination induce disease of BRSV?
yes… be aware of vaccine timing
is it likely that cattle infected with BRSV and BPIV3 can be persistently infected?
no- more likely re-introduction if they become infected again
how is BPIV3 transmitted?
contact or aerosol
what % of calves are infected with BRSV and BPIV3 within their first 2 years?
70%
what is the pathogenesis of BRSV and BPIV3?
enter body via respiratory tract
penetrate/degrade mucous
invade epithelial cells of upper resp tract by binding to sialic acid residues on cell membrane
replication occurs predominantly in resp tract
virus excreted in nasal discharge
BRSV and BPIV3 bind to _____ residues on cell membranes to invade
sialic acid
where does BRSV and BPIV3 predominantly replicate?
respiratory tract
through what do infected animals excrete BRSV and BPIV3?
nasal discharge
what can BPIV3 do during replication that BRSV cannot?
BPIV3 replicates well in pulmonary alveolar macrophages, which induces immune suppression because phagocytosis and prostaglandin production is suppressed.
how does BRSV infection cause damage through the hosts immune system?
proinflammatory genes are upregulated and extensive mast-cell degranulation (creates cytokine storm)
is BRSV more pathogenic in neonates or young calves? why?
more pathogenic in young calves because they have developed an immune system, which then goes into overdrive upon BRSV infection (creates cytokine storm)
what are clinical signs of BRSV and BPIV3
fever, depression, lack of appetite, anorexia, increased resp rate/effort, coughing, nasal discharge, pulmonary emphysema dn edema
what is more severe, BPIV3 or BRSV?
BRSV is more severe, typically
what is one way to diagnose Malignant Catarrhal fever versus mucosal disease, if the sick cow has a history of being involved with 4H?
it is more likely MCF if the cow has been around sheep