Mice and Rat Diseases Flashcards
what bacteria causes murine respiratory mycoplasmosis?
mycoplasmia pulmonis
what bacteria causes tyzzer’s disease?
clostridium piliforme
what disease is often found to be concurrent with MRM?
CAR
what is the main symptom of MRM?
snuffling
what is the main characteristic of tyzzer’s disease?
pale foci on the liver
what is the only way mouse minute virus can be eliminated?
rederivation
injecting disease into ovum and implanting into healthy mother
what is the main symptom of SDA (Sialodacryoadentitis)?
jaw swelling and keratoconjunctivitis
what is important to know about lymphocytic choriomeningitis?
it’s zoonotic
zoonotic
can spread from animal to human
subclinical
asymptomatic
latent
same as subclinical
mortality
rate of death
morbitity
rate of disease spreading
what is the scientific name for pinworms?
syphacia muris
what is the scientific name for fur mites?
radfordia ensifera (rats)
radfordia affinis (mouse)
what is the scientific name for dwarf tapeworms?
rodentolepis nana
what is the scientific name for dwarf tapeworms?
rodentolepis nana
what is neoplasia?
causes tumors that can be benign or malignant
what is another name for ringtail
tail necrosis
what causes ringtail?
high temperature, low humidty
what causes malocclusion?
not clipping the teeth that continually grow in rodents
what are the scientific names for wet tail?
proliferative ileitis
transmissible ileal hperplasia
what are the clinical signs of wet tail?
rough hair coat, diarrhea, lethargy
what rodent does amyloidosis effect?
hamsters
highest cause of death in old hamsters
