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Mice and Rat Diseases Flashcards

1
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what bacteria causes murine respiratory mycoplasmosis?

A

mycoplasmia pulmonis

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2
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what bacteria causes tyzzer’s disease?

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clostridium piliforme

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3
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what disease is often found to be concurrent with MRM?

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CAR

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4
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what is the main symptom of MRM?

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snuffling

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5
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what is the main characteristic of tyzzer’s disease?

A

pale foci on the liver

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6
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what is the only way mouse minute virus can be eliminated?

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rederivation
injecting disease into ovum and implanting into healthy mother

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7
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what is the main symptom of SDA (Sialodacryoadentitis)?

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jaw swelling and keratoconjunctivitis

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8
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what is important to know about lymphocytic choriomeningitis?

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it’s zoonotic

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9
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zoonotic

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can spread from animal to human

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10
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subclinical

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asymptomatic

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11
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latent

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same as subclinical

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12
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mortality

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rate of death

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13
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morbitity

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rate of disease spreading

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14
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what is the scientific name for pinworms?

A

syphacia muris

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15
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what is the scientific name for fur mites?

A

radfordia ensifera (rats)
radfordia affinis (mouse)

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16
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what is the scientific name for dwarf tapeworms?

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rodentolepis nana

16
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what is the scientific name for dwarf tapeworms?

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rodentolepis nana

17
Q

what is neoplasia?

A

causes tumors that can be benign or malignant

18
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what is another name for ringtail

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tail necrosis

19
Q

what causes ringtail?

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high temperature, low humidty

20
Q

what causes malocclusion?

A

not clipping the teeth that continually grow in rodents

21
Q

what are the scientific names for wet tail?

A

proliferative ileitis
transmissible ileal hperplasia

22
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what are the clinical signs of wet tail?

A

rough hair coat, diarrhea, lethargy

23
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what rodent does amyloidosis effect?

A

hamsters
highest cause of death in old hamsters

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