MT2 - Flavi Flashcards
1) Serological cross reactions frequently occur between related flaviviruses
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2) Pestiviruses are zoonotic
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3) Pestiviruses are arboviruses
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4) Louping ill is seen in cattle in North America
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5) The louping ill was introduced to Austrailia to control rabbit population
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6) The louping ill is seen in cattle in Great Britain and Scandinavia
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7) The tick borne encephalitis is endemic in central Europe
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8) The main vectors of tick borne encephalitis virus are sylvatic mammalian species
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9) The tick borne encephalitis virus can be transmitted via consumption of raw milk
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10) Migratory birds play a role in the transmission of West Nile virus
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11) Mammals are mostly accidental hosts of West Nile Fever virus
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12) West Nile Fever is a notifiable disease
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13) In West Nile epidemics wild bird mortality is usually observed before horse and human cases can be detected
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14) To prevent West Nile Fever, vaccine is available for horses
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15) The West Nile Fever can be diagnosed unambiguously by the clinical signs
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16) The West Nile Fever virus infects mostly swine and cattle
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17) The West Nile virus may cause encephalitis in humans and in horses
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18) Horses and humans do not play a significant role in the transmission of West Nile virus
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19) The West Nile fever epidemics occur usually at the end of summer and during Autumn
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20) West Nile fever is a notifiable disease
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21) The Japanese encephalitis virus causes abortion in swine
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22) The Wesselsbron disease causes meningoencephalitis in turkey
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23) The yellow fever virus causes liver damages
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24) The zika virus causes fever, rash and conjunctivitis in humans
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25) BVDV can be frequently detected in the background of respiratory diseases
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26) Cytopathic and non-cytopathic biotypes of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus are known
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27) In utero infection with non-cytopathic BVDV can cause seropositivity of the newborn calf
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