Paratuberculosis Flashcards
The agent of paratuberculosis is a facultative intracellular bacterium
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Paratuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
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The agent of paratuberculosis is shed in the faeces
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Aerosol infection is the main form of transmission of paratuberculosis
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The resistance of the agent of paratuberculosis is low, it cannot survive in the environment
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Paratuberculosis occurs most frequently in pigs
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Clinical signs of paratuberculosis can mainly be seen only in those cases that were infected in the first six months of life
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Fibrinous pneumonia is a typical lesion of paratuberculosis
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The agent of paratuberculosis is shed only after the appearance of the clinical signs
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Postmortem lesions of paratuberculosis can be seen in the small intestine
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The most severe clinical signs of Paratuberculosis can be seen in suckling calves
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Lesions are seen in the lungs of animals infected with paratuberculosis
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Paratuberculosis has been eradicated from Europe
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The clinical signs of paratuberculosis is more severe in calves than in adults
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Dyspnoea and nasal discharge are the main clinical signs of paratuberculosis
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Paratuberculosis occurs mainly in the tropical and subtropical countries
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The agent of paratuberculosis is shed in the faces and milk
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The clinical signs of paratuberculosis are more severe in sheep than cattle
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Paratuberculosis is seen in young calves
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Lesions of paratuberculosis are localized in the small intestine
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In the case of paratuberculosis tuberculi can be seen in the anterior lobes of the lungs
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Paratuberculosis can be treated with polymyxins
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Paratuberculosis is seen cows above 2 years of age
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Lesions of the paratuberculosis are localized in the small and large intestine
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In the case of paratuberculosis no tuberculi are seen
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Weight loss is a typical sign of paratuberculosis
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In paratuberculosis, the nodules are seen primarily in the large intestine
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Paratuberculosis can be demonstrated by LST during early stages of infection
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Paratuberculosis can be prevented by early vaccination of the calves
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Paratuberculosis can be treated with penicillin and enrofloxacin
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Paratuberculosis can be prevented by vaccination
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Paratuberculosis is believed to cause Chron’s disease
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Young animals are resistant to paratuberculosis
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Wasting is the main clinical sign
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Paratuberculosis is also called Johne’s disease
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It is a chronic disease with diarrhoea affecting mainly ruminants (CS: 2-5 years)
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he disease paratuberculosis can develop in animals above 2 months
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Paratuberculosis can be prevented by vaccination only in countries where it is eradicated
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In Paratuberculosis, nodules can be found in intestinum crassum
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Young animals are more susceptible to paratuberculosis
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Paratuberculosis virulence factor is phospholipase C
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Paratuberculosis cause proliferative enteritis in small intestines
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Cattle paratuberculosis shows more severe lesions than sheep/goat
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