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