Pet Bird Viral Diseases & Toxicities

Question 1

clinical signs such as:
- feather loss
- beak defects

you should think

Answer 1

beak and feather disease (circovirus)

Question 2

when diagnosing beak and feather disease, what is unique?

Answer 2

inclusion bodies are seen in skin and feathers

Question 3

clinical signs such as:
- regurgitation
- vomiting
- weight loss
- abdominal and crop distension
- dilated thin proventriculus
- eventually affecting the nervous system

think…

Answer 3

pro ventricular dilation disease (borna virus)

Question 4

clinical signs such as:
- sudden death
- green urates
- lethargy/anorexia
- hepatitis/liver necrosis

you should think

Answer 4

Pacheo’s disease (herpesvirus)

Question 5

when diagnosing pacheos disease, what is unique?

Answer 5

hepatic inclusion bodies

Question 6

clinical signs such as:
- high mortality for young birds
- lethargy/anorexia
- regurg
- diarrhea
- petechiae
- sudden death

Answer 6

polyomavirus

Question 7

what body systems does avacado affect?

Answer 7

heart failure and resp failure from myocardial damage