Midterm 2 PQ Flashcards

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Several virulence variants of African Swine Fever Virus exist

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2
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African swine fever is shed in the saliva of the infected animals

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3
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ASF virus is shed in the urine of the infected animals

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4
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Stamping out of the infected herds is applied in the control of African Swine Fever

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5
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The leading clinical sign in African swine fever is excess salivation

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6
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In acute African swine fever the leading pathological findings are the haemorrhages

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7
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The African swine fever infects the swine per os

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8
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The African swine fever virus genome codes only 2 proteins

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F

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9
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The African swine fever virus infects the swine by air

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10
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In African swine fever cases of abortion are never observed

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F

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11
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The primary replication site of African swine fever virus is the oronasal mucosa

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12
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The primary replication sites of African swine fever virus are the tonsils and lymph nodes

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13
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In acute ASF cases the leading pathological finding is the black and enlarged lymph nodes

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14
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In case of African swine fever enlarged spleen is observed during necropsy

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15
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The ASF virus replicates the bone marrow

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16
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The tick species vectoring African swine fever are present in Portugal and Spain

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17
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The ASF virus is serologically uniform but several genotypes exist

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18
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In acute ASF we can observe high mortality in sows

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19
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Vaccines are available in EU to be used in the control of African swine fever

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20
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Vaccines are available to be used in the control of ASF

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21
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The immune system cannot neutralize the ASF virus by antibodies

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22
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The African swine fever virus can be disinfected by 2%NaOh within 1 day

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23
Q

In Europe the main route of infection is the transmission of the African swine fever by ticks

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F

24
Q

The African swine fever virus is highly resistant against the environmental conditions

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25
Q

The African swine fever causes hemadsorption in cell cultures

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26
Q

In the control of African swine fever thinning of the wild boar populations is helpful

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27
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ASF is always a peracute disease

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F

28
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ASF virus retains its infectivity for years in frozen meat

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29
Q

The African swine fever virus replicated in lymphocytes

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F

30
Q

Wild boars may be chronically infected with African swine fever virus

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F

31
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Wild boars can carry African Swine Fever virus as chronically infected animals

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T

32
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African swine fever is endemic in Sardinia

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T

33
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The resistance of the African swine fever virus is very low

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F

34
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African swine fever is generally transmitted by mosquitoes

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F

35
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African swine fever can cause disease in humans

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F

36
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The African swine fever virus can be inactivated by irradiation

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F

37
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The ASF causes hemadsorption in cell cultures

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T

38
Q

African Swine Fever virus infects every cloven hoofed animal

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F

39
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African Swine Fever does not occur in Europe

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F

40
Q

African Swine Fever is a resistant virus

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T

41
Q

Immunocomplexes are formed in the case of African Swine Fever

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T

42
Q

Only activated vaccines are used for the prevention of African Swine Fever

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F

43
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Ticks can transmit African Swine Fever virus

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T

44
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In ASF cases abortion is never observed

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F

45
Q

Swine and wild boars are susceptible to African Swine Fever virus

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T

46
Q

Warthogs can maintain African Swine Fever in endemic areas

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T

47
Q

Attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of African swine fever

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F

48
Q

African Swine Fever virus has a low resistance

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F

49
Q

African Swine Fever virus can infect pigs and wild boars

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T

50
Q

The clinical signs of African Swine Fever are more severe in wild boars than in farmed pigs

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F