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 always appear 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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Distemper can cause encephalitis in dogs
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Surviving distemper does not result in protection
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Distemper can predispose dogs to secondary bacterial infections
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Vaccinations against distemper at half years of age
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Distemper causes de-myelinization
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Distemper through conjunctival smear can be diagnosed by immunofluorescence technique.
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Canine distemper virus often causes cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in the urinary bladder
epithelial cells
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Hendra and Nipah viruses cause zoonotic disease
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Hendra virus can infect mainly swine and human
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Hendra virus can cause respiratory and neurological signs
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Horse is susceptible to Hendra virus infection
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Hendra virus can cause enteritis in the small intestine
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Natural reservoir of Hendra virus is flying fox (bat)
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Hendra-viruses can cause encephalitis in horses and in humans.
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Hendra virus is found only in Australia
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Diseases caused by Nipah virus occur worldwide
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Nipah virus can cause ataxia, spasms, and paralysis in pig
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Natural reservoir of Nipah virus is fruit bats
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Wild birds may be reservoir hosts of the Nipah-viruses.
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Nipah virus is transmitted mainly by arthropod vectors
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Bovine RS virus can cause severe pneumonia in 6 months to 2 years old calves
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus replicates in the alveolar epithelium
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Worldwide occurrence is characteristic for Bovine respiratory syncytial virus infection
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus causes viraemia
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus can predispose to secondary bacterial infections
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Subcutaneous emphysema is a common clinical sign of the disease caused by bovine
respiratory syncytial virus
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Disease caused by bovine respiratory syncytial virus cannot be prevented with vaccination
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus is spreading fast within a herd
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus can cause life threatening disease in calves
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Bovine respiratory syncytial virus causes low morbidity and high mortality
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Bovine respiratory syntitial virus is caused by pneumovirus and we use inactivated vaccines
for prevention
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Bovine parainfluenza virus causes central nervous clinical signs in calves
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Bovine parainfluenza-3 virus can result formation of hyalin membrane in the alveoli
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Disease caused by bovine parainfluenza-3 virus is very rare
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Bovine parainfluenza-3 virus can cause interstitial pneumonia in calves
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Bovine parainfluenza-3 virus infection is usually endemic in cattle farms
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Bovine parainffuenza-3 virus generally causes aerosol infection
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Fever, coughing, nasal discharge are common clinical signs of bovine PI-3 infection
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Disease caused by bovine parainfluenza 3 virus can be diagnosed using paired sera
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Bovine parainfluenza virus 3 is frequently endemic in cattle farms
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Parainfluenza 3 virus of cattle spreads mainly by arthropod vectors
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Symptoms of parainfluenza 3 virus infection of cattle are similar to RS virus infection
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Parainfluenza-3 virus of cattle can cause thromboembolic meningoencephalitis
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Parainfluenza-3 virus infection of calves is frequently followed by secondary bacterial
infection
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Parainfluenza-3 viruses causes disease primarily in young calves
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A common route of infection with parainfluenza-3 is through inhalation
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Parainfluenza-3 virus can predispose cattle to pneumonia caused by bacteria
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The main clinical sign of a parainfluenza-3 infection is diarrhoea
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Parainfluenza-3 virus aids in secondary bacterial contaminations
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Velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) cause an acute form of the disease
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Velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) cause an acute septicemia
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Live mesogenic strains of NDV are used for vaccinations in Europe
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Day-old chicken can be vaccinated with apathogenic strains to prevent ND
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Hen flocks are vaccinated with lentogenic/apathogenic strains to induce maternal immunity
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Mesogenic strains of NDV are used for vaccination in some countries
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Apathogenic trains of NDV are used for vaccination
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Velogenic-viscerotropic NDV strains can cause disease with high mortality
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ND is caused by virulent strains of the APMV-1 serogroup
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Members of every APMV serogroup can cause Newcastle disease
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It is possible to determine the virulence of AMPV-1 strains by sequencing
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A usual 1st symptom of neurotropic-vNDV infection is diarrhea
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An acute, nervous form of Newcastle disease can frequently be seen in ducks
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An acute, nervous form of Newcastle disease can frequently be seen in dog
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NOT FREQUENT BC VAX!!!!
Newcastle disease is caused by virulent strains of serogroup APMV-1
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An intracerebral pathogenicity index higher than 0.7 is a criterion of ND
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The sequence of Newcastle disease virus F0 splice is a significant factor in its virulence
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Newcastle Disease ND viruses cause dwarfism in embryonated chicken eggs
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of Newcastle disease.
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Only faeces of the infected birds contains Newcastle disease virus
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Diarrhoea is a clinical sign of Newcastle disease
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Virulence of Newcastle disease virus can be characterised with the chicken embryo survival
index
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Newcastle disease is caused by avian paramyxovirus 1
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Newcastle disease virus can infect only chicken
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Worldwide distribution is common for Newcastle disease virus
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Inhalation is an important way of transmission of Newcastle disease virus
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Per os infection is an important way of transmission of Newcastle disease virus
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Eurasia is free from Newcastle disease
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Humans are resistant against Newcastle disease virus
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Lentogenic Newcastle disease virus cause severe fatal infection
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Lentogenic NDV may cause disease in young turkey.
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Germinative infection is an important way of transmission of Newcastle disease virus
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Lentogenic Newcastle disease virus cause severe fatal infection
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Lentogenic Newcastle disease virus can cause high morbidity and mortality in poultry flocks
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Lentogenic Newcastle disease virus is more virulent than velogenic
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Newcastle disease virus causes viraemia
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Newcastle disease virus damages blood vessels
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The clinical signs of Newcastle disease and avian influenza are similar
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Virulence of Newcastle disease virus can be characterised with the intracerebral
pathogenicity index
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There are different virulence variants of Newcastle disease virus
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Only inactivated vaccines may be used for the prevention of Newcastle disease
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Velogenic Newcastle disease virus is more virulent than mesogenic
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Tremor, spasms and torcicollis are clinical signs of Newcastle disease
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Newcastle disease, splice site significant
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Index higher than 0,7 is a criterion of Newcastle disease
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Vaccination against Newcastle disease is used all over world
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The vaccine for NDV is a lentogenic strain
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Lentogenic stain is used in vaccines for new castles disease
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Newcastle disease virus velogen viscerotop and neurotrop causes neurological signs
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Wild birds may be reservoir hosts of the Newcastle disease virus
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The virulence of Newcastle disease strains can be determined by sequence analysis of
certain genes
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Newcastle disease virus cannot survive long in the environment.
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Newcastle disease virus is typically vectored by ticks
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Velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus always cause encephalitis
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Lentogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus can be used for vaccine production
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Lentogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus can cause high morbidity and mortality
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Velogenic viscerotrop strains of Newcastle disease virus can be used for vaccine production.
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Avian paramyxoviruses (APMV) belong into 9 serogroups
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Lentogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus do not cause clinical signs
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Wild boars may transmit Newcastle disease virus.
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Any member of the avian paramyxovirus serogroups may cause Newcastle disease
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Avian paramyxovirus-1 usually causes central nervous disease in pigeons.
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Newcastle disease virus can be taken up by inhalation and per os.
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CNS clinical signs are frequently seen in chicken in the case of Newcastle disease
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Newcastle disease could easily be differentiated from avian influenza.
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Using vaccines of velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus good protection can be
reached.
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Drop of egg production is a clinical sign of avian metapneumovirus infection
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Avian metapneumovirus infection occurs only in America
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Avian metapneumovirus infection spreads very fast within the flock
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Disease caused by avian metapneumovirus is more severe in turkeys than hens
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In avian metapneumovirus infection the egg production drops/decreases
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Swollen head syndrome (SHS) caused by avian metapneumonia virus
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Wild birds may be reservoir hosts of avian metapneumoviruses
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Avian metapneumoviruses can cause respiratory signs and egg production problems
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Turkey rhinotracheitis virus causes disease in turkeys and chickens
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Turkey rhinotracheitis is most frequent at 4-9 weeks of age
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