Neonatal Diarrhea (Exam 2)

Question 1

When calves don’t get enough colostrum, and therefore no antibody protection from the mother, this is called:

Answer 1

Failure of Passive Transfer

Question 2

GI viruses more easily infect neonates due to (low/high) stomach pH, intestinal ________, and shedding after intestinal replication.

Answer 2

low
trypsin

Question 3

Neonatal Diarrheal Viruses cause _______ diarrhea via what process?

Answer 3

osmotic
villous atrophy

Question 4

Both ________viruses and ________viruses cause osmotic diarrhea by destroying enterocytes (villous epithelial cells).

Answer 4

corona
rota

Question 5

Both _______virus and _________virus cause osmotic diarrhea by destroying crypt epithelial cells.

Answer 5

parvo
pesti (BVDV)

Question 6

When there is inflammation and necrosis in the intestines, this leads to __________ diarrhea, such as in BVDV.

Answer 6

exudative

Question 7

Which two types of neonatal diarrhea viruses is genetic reassortment common?

Answer 7

rotaviruses
arbovirus

Question 8

Rotaviruses primarily affect ________ and ________.

Answer 8

foals
calves

Question 9

Rotaviruses have ___ serogroups and majority of infections are caused by group ____.

Answer 9

7
A

Question 10

Coronaviruses most commonly affect:

Answer 10

pigs

Question 11

How are rotaviruses transmitted?

Answer 11

fecal-oral