Midterm 2 part 2 chapter II Flashcards
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease is characterized by rapid progression.
True
Australia is free of rabbit haemorrhagic disease.
False
There are no vaccines available against rabbit haemorrhagic disease.
False
Up to 100% of susceptible rabbits may be killed by rabbit haemorrhagic disease.
True
The incubation time of rabbit haemorrhagic disease is usually over 3 weeks.
False
The Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease is a chronic illness with low morbidity.
False
Encephalitis is a frequent sign of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease
False
Feline caliciviruses cause hemorrhagic enteritis.
True
Cats may carry and shed feline calicivirus for several months or years.
True
Some variants of feline calicivirus may escape vaccine induced protection.
True
Feline calicivirus infection may cause pyrexia and lameness
True
Erosions on the oral mucosa are frequent signs of feline calicivirus infection.
True
Feline calicivirus has a very characteristic biphasic fever
True
Rotaviruses mainly cause respiratory disease in older animals.
False
Rotaviruses typically cause respiratory disease in 3-6 month old calves.
False
Rotavirus is species specific
False
Bluetongue disease is present only in tropical and sub-tropical countries.
False
Wild birds are the natural reservoir host of the Bluetongue virus.
False
In utero Bluetongue virus infection may result in immunotolerance.
True
The most severe clinical manifestation of Bluetongue disease is usually seen in goats.
False
Bluetongue is an Orbivirus.
True
Bluetongue primarily spreads with blood sucking insects
True
Bluetongue replicates in endothelial cells of blood vessels.
True
The causative agent of Bluetongue multiplies in endothelium.
True
Bluetongue has 24 known serotypes.
False
Bluetongue is an enteral disease of turkeys.
False
Bluetongue causes symptoms mostly in sheep and goat.
False
Bluetongue is not present in Europe.
False
Bluetongue causes skin signs in bovine
True
Bluetongue also infects pigs.
False
Bluetongue infects all hooved animals.
False
No long-term carrier stage is observed in Bluetongue virus infections.
False
´Bluetongue virus is typically vectored by ticks.
False
Sheep are less sensitive to Bluetongue than swine.
False
Ruminants and swine are the most important hosts of the Bluetongue virus.
False
Lameness is one of the clinical signs of Bluetongue disease in sheep
True
Rodents are the main reservoirs of the Bluetongue virus.
False
Bluetongue is present only in tropical areas.
False
Vaccination against Bluetongue provides serotype-specific protection.
True
Serological cross protection exists between 25 known serotypes of Bluetongue virus.
False