Lymphoid Pathology Infectious diseases Flashcards
What is the gross and histopathology of a virus in the thymus?
- Gross- haemorrhage/ oedema
- Histopathology- Decreased number of lymphocytes in all major organs (lobular collapse in the thymus)
What is a notifiable virus for the thymus?
Classical Swine Fever
What are some important viruses in the pig industry?
- African Swine Fever (splenomegaly)
- Porcine circovirus
What is the gross pathology of haematropic bacteria?
Splenomegaly and Icterus
What is the histopathology of haematropic bacteria?
Congestion, erythrophagia, hemosiderosis (excessive amounts of iron in the tissues)
What do Pyogenic bacteria incite?
Neutrophils
What does the gross pathology of pyogenic bacteria look like?
Multifocal absesses, suppurative inflammation
What does the histopathology of pyogenic bacteria look like?
Abcesses in chronic
fribroneutrophillic inflammation in acute
What is a notifiable pyogenic bacterial disease?
Streptococcus equi.
What is a notfiable granulomatous bacterial disease?
Rhodoccoccus equi.
What is the gross pathology of granulomatous bacteria?
Granulomatous inflammation (just very hard)
What is another word for Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis
Johne’s disease (notifiable in cattle)
What is the histopathology of infectious bacteria?
Multinucleated giant cells, granulomas (central core of necrosis?)
What would a spleen with Bacillus Anthracis look like?
Bloody spleen
What may caseous lymphadenitis look like?
caseous lymph nodes
What is the overview of how fungi affect the gross pathology?
- Meaty spleen
- Granulomatous inflammation