Paramyxoviridae

Question 1

Is the paramyxoviridae genome segmented ?

Answer 1

NO

Question 2

Does the viral genome code proteins capable of RNA editing?

Answer 2

YES

Question 3

What viruses we have learned can also cause respiratory diseases?

Answer 3

a. Herpesvirus
b. Coronavirus
c. Calicivirus

Question 4

What is the genome of paramyxoviridae?

Answer 4

-ssRNA

Question 5

Is paramyxoviridae enveloped or non-enveloped?

Answer 5

Enveloped

Question 6

What is RNA editing?

Answer 6

RDRP enzyme inserts extra residues into mRNA when it is being synthesized

Question 7

What type of diseases is associated with BPiV3 and CPi2?

Answer 7

Respiratory Disease

Question 8

What is common between CPiV2 and CDV?

Answer 8

a. Both infect canine hosts
b. Both can cause respiratory disease
c. Both can cause CNS disease (Canine parainfluenza only does this neonates though)

Question 9

What other viruses we learned can cause severe leukopenia and diarrhea in dogs?

Answer 9

Parvovirus

Question 10

What systems affected by CDV and NDV infections?

Answer 10

GI, respiratory, and CNS

Question 11

What are the common clinical signs from CDV and NDV infections?

Answer 11

a. CNS, respiratory, and GI signs

b. Although, sudden death before the onset of clinical signs occurs more commonly in NDV infections

Question 12

What are reservoir hosts for CDV and NDV?

Answer 12

a. Reservoir hosts for NDV are wild birds (i.e. psittacines)

b. Reservoir hosts for CDV are wild animals such as raccoons