Paramyxoviruses Flashcards
Paramyxoviruses are bad immunogens
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Paramyxoviruses can survive just a few days in the environment
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Paramyxoviruses cannot cause strong cytopathogenic effect in cell cultures
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Paramyxoviruses are good immunogens
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Parainfluenza viruses generally cause infection in the respiratory tract
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Parainfluenza viruses are highly host specific
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There are no vaccines on the market against canine parainfluenza 2 virus
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Canine parainfluenza virus 2 frequently causes encephalitis in old dogs
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Feline morbillivirus infection may be associated with tubulo-interstitial nephritis in cats
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Parainfluenza virus 2 infection is frequent in the aetiology of kennel cough
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Rinderpest virus can infect pigs
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Rinderpest virus can infect cattle
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The morbidity of rinderpest can reach 100%
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Rinderpest virus replicated only in the lungs
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Rinderpest virus is resistant; it can survive in the environment for several weeks
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Rinderpest virus causes viraemia
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Extended interstitial pneumonia is a frequent post mortem lesion of rinderpest
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Vesicle formation on the mucous membranes is typical in the case of rinderpest
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Diarrhoea with blood is a typical sign of rinderpest
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Enteral clinical signs are not typical in Rinderpest
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Attenuated viruses are widely used for the prevention of Rinderpest in Africa
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The clinical signs of rinderpest and malignant catarrhal fever are similar
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Erosions in the oral and nasal cavity are clinical signs of rinderpest
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Rinderpest occurs in large number in Africa
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Earth is free from Rinderpest
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Wild mammals are asymptomatic carriers of Rinderpest
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It is mandatory to vaccinate cattle against Rinderpest
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Nowadays Rinderpest virus is used as heterologous vaccine against the PPR virus
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Rinderpest virus survives for years in nature.
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Only cattle are susceptible to Rinderpest infections
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Rinderpest is carried by animals for a long time
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Rinderpest commonly occurs in Africa and in Latin America.
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Rinderpest virus is carried by animals for several years
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Cattle are infected with rinderpest virus mainly per os.
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Cattle are affected with rinderpest mainly per os
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Rinderpest virus can survive in the environment for several months
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Peste des pest ruminants virus is resistant, it can survive in the environment for several
months
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Attenuated vaccines can be used for the prevention of peste des petit ruminants
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Peste des petits ruminants is a widespread disease in Europe
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Generally direct contact is needed to the transmission of peste des petits ruminants virus
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Peste des petits ruminants virus replicates in the epithelium of the mucous membranes
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Peste des petit ruminants is a frequently diagnosed disease in America
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Necrosis of the oral epithelium is a typical sign of peste des petits ruminants
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Peste de petits ruminants is a zoonotic disease
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Nasal discharge is a typical clinical sign of peste des petit ruminant
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Erosive lesions in the oral cavity are frequent signs of Peste des petits ruminants.
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The Peste des petits ruminants are endemic in North- and South America.
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Peste des petites ruminants virus can cause haemorrhagic pneumonia
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) Peste des petites ruminants virus can cause haemorrhagic or necrotic enteritis
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Over 50% of the animals may die during a Peste des petits ruminants outbreak
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The world is free of Peste des petites ruminants
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Canine distemper virus can produce a generalised infection
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The pathogenesis of distemper is influenced by the immune response of the host
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Distemper can be prevented only with the attenuated but not inactivated vaccines
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Distemper is zoonosis
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Distemper virus is shed in respiratory discharge and urine
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Canine distemper has six serotypes
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Neurological signs are not typical signs of canine distemper
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Clinical signs of the nervous system generally do not appear always in the case of canine
distemper
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Canine distemper virus has one serotype with virulence variants
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Salivation and chewing movements cannot be clinical signs of canine distemper
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Distemper is a highly contagious disease of dogs and some other carnivores
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Distemper can be prevented only with attenuated but not inactivated vaccines
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Canine distemper virus causes immunosuppression
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The dog is the only species which is susceptible to canine distemper virus
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Three to six month old dogs are most susceptible to canine distemper virus
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Enamel hypoplasia can be a sign of distemper
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Hyperkeratosis of the nose and footpads are clinical signs of canine distemper
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Ataxia and paralysis are the main clinical signs of distemper in cat
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Distemper virus infects only dogs
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Distemper can cause abortion
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Dogs infected with Canine distemper virus usually become life-long carriers and shedders.
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Clinical manifestation of the Canine distemper is mainly seen in 3-4 months-old dogs
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The outcome of Canine distemper virus infection is very much influenced by the immune
response of the dog in utero.
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Distemper virus infects only species belonging to Canidae
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Distemper virus spreads mainly by droplet infection
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Distemper virus can cause fetopathy
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Distemper virus can infect species belonging to the Felidae
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Distemper virus spreads mainly by arthropod vectors
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Distemper is a notifiable disease
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The dominant clinical sign of Canine distemper is diarrhoea
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Canine distemper virus only infects Canidae
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Distemper occurs in lions and dolphins
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