Picornaviruses Flashcards
1) Picornaviridae are enveloped viruses
false
2) The resistance of Picornaviridae is low, they cannot survive in the environment
false
3) Vaccinations are used in Europe for prevention of picornaviruses.
true
4) Just State Vet medical steps and general preventative measures are used for prevention for Picornavirus
false
5) Cardioviruses have a narrow host range
false
6) Picornavirus is characterized by encephalitis and severe diarrhoea
false
1) Asymptomatic animals can carry Teschovirus
true
2) Teschovirus is resistant, it remains infective in the faeces for a few weeks
true
3) Teschen and Talfan disease are caused by different virulence variants of the same virus
true
4) Only pigs are susceptible to teschovirus encephalomyelitis
true
5) Teschovirus encephalomyelitis virus is shed in the faeces
true
6) There is widespread vaccination to control teschovirus encephalomyelitis
false
7) Teschovirus encephalomyelitis virus is transmitted by arthropods
false
8) There is widespread vaccination using inactivated vaccines to prevent teschovirus encephalomyelitis
false
9) Porcine teschovirus encephalomyelitis virus is shed in the faces.
true
10) Asymptomatic pigs can shed the porcine teschovirus encephalomyelitis virus
true
11) Porcine teschovirus encephalomyelitis virus replicates in the gut.
true
12) Porcine teschovirus encephalomyelitis is mainly caused by serotype 1 strains.
true
13) Porcine teschovirus encephalomyelitis virus is maintained by rodents
false
14) Porcine teschovirus encephalomyelitis virus can infect pigs and cattle
false
15) Porcine teschovirus encephalomyelitis virus cannot survive in the environment
false
16) A sporadic disease with weakness of hind legs or encephalomyelitis in piglets
true
1) Dogs and cats can be infected with Teschen disease virus
false
2) Teschen disease virus can be present in pork meat
true