POXVIRUS Flashcards
The eradication of smallpox was successful because the immunity against the virus is strong
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Poxviruses can cause generalised disease
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The eradication of monkeypox was successful
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The eradication of smallpox was successful because the virus has one and stable
serotype
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The eradication of smallpox was successful because there are clinical signs during the
shedding
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Poxviruses cause inclusion body in the cytoplasm
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Pox viruses are epitheliotropic viruses
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Poxviruses can cause local clinical signs
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Poxviruses cause inclusion body in the nucleuS
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Pox viruses cause lesions in 4 stradia at the site of primer replication
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Parapox viruses cause long lasting immunity
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Serological cross-protectivity exits between certain poxvirus species but only within
genus
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Humans can be infected with the following poxviruses: Cowpox, Pseudo-cowpox,
Vaccinia, Monkey Pox, Parapox, Contagious Pustular Dermatitis
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Poxvirus never cause viraemia and generalized infection.
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Poxvirus can cause cytoplasmic inclusion bodies.
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Poxvirus are a strong antigens, except for Orthopoxvirus
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Poxvirus are a strong antigen, except for Parapoxvirus
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Serological cross-reactions exist between certain poxvirus species.
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Poxviruses usually propagate in epithelial cells of the skin and mucosal surface.
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Orthopox viruses are strong antigens
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Parapoxviruses are strong antigens
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Avipox viruses can cause fever and rash in children (chickenpox)
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Poxviruses usually induce cell proliferation in epithelial cells of the skin and mucosal
surfaces.
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Orthopoxviruses cause long-lasting immunity
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Cowpoxvirus virus can infect rodents.
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Cowpox causes a pockmark after Infection
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Cowpox virus is a zoonotic agent
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People are susceptible to cowpox virus infection
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Cowpox is closely related to smallpox virus
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Cowpox virus is frequently present in rodents
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Cowpox can cause lesions in humans
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Skin nodules and ulcers can be signs of cowpox infection in cats
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Skin lesions may be seen in cats after Cowpox virus infection.
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In cattle, Cowpox lesions are usually seen on the teats
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Rodents are reservoir hosts of the cowpox virus
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Cowpox virus frequently causes abortions and encephalitis of calves
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Cowpox virus can cause milker ś nodules in humans.
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Cowpox virus frequently cause transplacental infection and immunotolerance
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The Cowpox virus infection is prevented by regular vaccination in endemic countries.
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In cattle the Cowpox infection is mostly fatal
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Recovering from Cowpox leaves lifelong immunity.
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Cowpox virus is most frequently present in rodents
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Cowpox virus may cause a generalized infection in elephants
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Cowpox virus can infect wild animals.
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Pseudocowpox virus is closely related to smallpox virus.
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Pseudocowpox virus can infect cats
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Pseudocowpox spreads slowly on a farm
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Pseudocowpox virus usually causes nodules on face of infected cats
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Reinfection can happen in the case of pseudocowpox virus
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Pseudocowpox causes a pockmark after infection
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Pseudocowpox virus usually causes itchy red nodules on the face of infected person
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Pseudocowpox virus can cause itchy red nodules on the finnger of infected person.
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Pseudocowpox does not cause a milkers nodule
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Pseudocowpox is a zoonotic agent
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People are susceptible to pseudocowpox infection
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Pseudocowpox infections result a long lasting immunity
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In cattle, Pseudo-cowpox lesions are usually seen on the teats.
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Pseudo-cowpox can cause Pseudo-lumpy skin disease in cats.
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In cattle Pseudopox lesions are usually mild and transient.
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Recovering from Pseudo-cowpox leaves/results in lifelong immunity.
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Pseudo-cowpox virus only infects cloven-hoofed animals.
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Bovine papular stomatitis virus can frequently cause coinfection with BVDV.
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Bovine papular stomatitis virus can frequently cause coinfection with herpes mamillitis
virus
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Vaccination against bovine popular stomatitis provides life-long immunity
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Bovine Papular Stomatitis virus causes vesicles in the oral cavity and hoofs of cattle.
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Calves should be vaccinated against Bovine Papular Stomatitis.
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Bovine Papular Stomatitis can cause skin lesions in humans.
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Bovine Papular Stomatitis is frequently seasonal.
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Bovine Papular Stomatitis is caused by a Parapoxvirus.
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Lumpy skin disease is an OIE-listed disease.
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The mortality of lumpy skin disease is high (above 80%).
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In lumpy skin disease the fertility is good.
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In lumpy skin disease the direct contact is very important.
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In lumpy skin disease the arthropods as mechanical vectors are very important
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The mortality of lumpy skin disease is less than 30%
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The milk production is increased in lumpy skin disease
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Ruminants are susceptible to the lumpy skin disease virus
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The lumpy skin disease is only present in Africa
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Lumpy skin disease causes high mortality in cattle
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Arthropods play an important role in the transmission of lumpy skin disease virus
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Lumpy Skin Disease virus is mostly transmitted by insects.
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Generalized Lumpy Skin Disease may cause abortion.
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Attenuated vaccines are available against lumpy skin diseas
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Lumpy skin disease is present only in Asia
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Lumpy skin disease is a notifiable disease.
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Attenuated vaccines are available against Lumpy Skin Disease in endemic countries.
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Lumpy Skin Disease results high mortality.
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Lumpy Skin Disease is caused by Parapoxviruses.
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Generalization is frequent in lumpy skin disease virus infections.
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Lumpy skin diseases virus replicates in the epithelial cells
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The contagious pustular dermatitis can cause pneumonia
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The virus of contagious pustular dermatitis is same as orf
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Contagious pustular dermatitis can cause painful papules in the mouth
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The contagious pustular dermatitis is common in young lambs.
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Contagious pustular dermatitis is a zoonotic disease
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The contagious pustular dermatitis virus is related to goatpox virus
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The contagious pustular dermatitis virus is related to pseudocowpox virus
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Contagious pustular dermatitis virus can infect goat.
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The contagious pustular dermatitis can cause lameness
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Contagious pustular dermatitis virus can infect cows
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The orf virus is same as pseudocowpox
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The contagious pustular dermatitis is common in young lambs
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Contagious pustular dermatitis (orf) virus causes skin lesions in pigs
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Contagious pustular dermatitis is often deadly at any age
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Virulent virus vaccines may be used for immunization against Contagious Pustular
Dermatitis of sheep (Orf).
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Contagious pustular dermatitis virus may survive in the environment for ages.
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Vaccination against contagious pustular dermatitis virus provides lifelong protection
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he Orf virus is a zoonotic agent.
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The Orf virus is very resistant in the environment.
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Contagious Pustular Dermatitis can only be seen on the teats of ewes.
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Inactivated vaccines are used against Contagious Pustular Dermatitis.
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Strong crustation is frequent in Contagious Pustular Dermatitis.
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Orf is a rare disease of sheep flocks and cattle herds.
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Orf affects sheep flocks and goat herds, mainly young lambs and kids.
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Neonatal lambs are susceptible to Orf, as they have no maternal immunity.
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Lesions due to Orf, typically appear on the muco-cutaneous junction.
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Sheep pox virus is a zoonotic agent.
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Sheep and goatpox are OIE listed diseases
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Sheep and goat poxvirus can cause generalisation, mainly in sheep
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A clinical sign of sheeppox can be horseshoe shaped pockmarks on the wool covered
body
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Vaccines against sheep poxvirus are widely used in Europe
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A clinical sign of sheep pox can be the mucopurulent nasal discharge.
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The sheep and goatpox occur in Asia.
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Capripoxviruses cause long-lasting immunity.
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A clinical sign of sheep pox can be the swollen eyelid
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The sheep and goatpox occurs worldwide.
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Sheep and goat poxviruses are mainly taken through the oral route
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The sheep and goat poxvirus is mainly spread by mosquitos
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Clinical signs of sheep and goatpox are seen only at site of the primer replication
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Goat pox virus is a zoonotic agent
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Vaccines against sheep poxvirus are widely used in Africa
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Sheep pox and goat pox viruses are very resistant in the environment
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Sheep pox virus can cause skin lesions in humans
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Arthropods play an important role in the transmission of sheeppox virus
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Sheep pox virus infects mostly through inhalation
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Sheep and goat pox are endemic in Europe.
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Sheep pox is deadly for young susceptible lambs.
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The usual way of infection by sheep or goat pox is inhalation.
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Sheep pox virus can cause respiratory signs and abortion.
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Sheep – and goat pox are enzootic in Europe.
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Sheep pox virus infections frequently generalize.
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Sheep – and goat pox virus is transmitted only vertically.
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Sheep and goat pox are transmitted by infected animals and fomites.
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Vaccines are available against Sheep pox in endemic areas.
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Sheep pox is a generalized disease with fever.
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Sheep pox results high mortality in susceptible lambs.
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Sheep and goat pox are endemic in Africa.
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Swinepox virus can infect cattle.
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The clinical signs of swinepox can be skin eruptions, red inflamed bumps
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Suipoxviruses cause long lasting immunity
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The swinepox is always generalised
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Swinepox virus is a zoonotic agent
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The swinepox virus is present worldwide
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The swine pox virus causes clinical signs in case of bad hygienic conditions
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Arthropods play an important role in the transmission of swine pox virus
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Swinepox virus can infection swine at every age
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Swine Pox is frequently generalized in adult pigs.
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Swine pox is usually a benign disease transmitted mainly by ectoparasites
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Swine pox is usually a benign disease, but mortality may occur in piglets.
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Swine pox virus frequently causes interstitial pneumonia.
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Swinepox virus can be vectored by fleas and lice
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Swine pox virus can cause respiratory signs and abortion
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Only pigs are susceptible to Swine pox.
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Swine pox is frequently generalized in adult pigs.
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Swine poxviruses affects only pigs and grows only on porcine tissue.
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Swine poxvirus infection can be transmitted by arthropods
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Swine poxvirus infection might cause death in newborns.
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The swinepox virus causes high economic losses
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Myxomatosis is a zoonotic disease.
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Myxomatosis causes frequently serious clinical signs and high losses in Lepus europeus.
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A clinical sign of myxomatosis is the lion head.
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A clinical sign of myxomatosis is the swollen belly
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The myxomatosis virus can be present in green fodder and mosquitoes
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Myxomatosis is not present in America
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Mosquito net can always prevent the myxomatosis
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Late summer is the best period to vaccinate rabbits against myxomatosis
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The attenuated myxomatosis virus has replaced the virulent virus in England
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The attenuated myxomatosis virus has replaced the virulent virus in France
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Myxomatosis causes seriously clinical signs in European Rabbits
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Myxomatosis causes serious clinical signs in cotton tailed Rabbits
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Myxomatosis is present in Australia
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Conjunctivitis can be a sign of atypical myxomatosis
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Subcutaneous swellings are frequent signs of myxomatosis
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Attenuated vaccines are available against myxomatosis
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Myxomatosis is only found in Australia
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Respiratory signs can be seen in atypical forms of myxomatosis
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The European brown hare is not susceptible to myxoma virus
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Myxomatosis is mostly seasonal.
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There are no vaccines available against Myxomatosis.
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Arthropods play an important role in the transmission of Myxoma virus.
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Virulent strains of the myxoma virus are only present in Australia.
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Myxomatosis virus causes high morbidity and mortality in hares.
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The European brown hare may be asymptomatic carrier of the Myxomatosis virus.
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Conjunctivitis is characteristic in the early phase of Myxomatosis.
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Tumour formation in the parenchymal organs is typical of Myxomatosis.
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Virulent strains of the Myxoma virus are persisting in wild rabbits.
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The nodular form of Myxomatosis is caused by strains of lower virulence.
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Two Myxomatosis serotypes are known.
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Several levels of virulence can be seen in Myxomatosis strains in Europe
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Myxomatosis may result in over 90% mortality, in susceptible animals.
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Myxomatosis virus spread out to the world from China
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The atypical form of Myxomatosis frequently appears with respiratory signs.
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Only domestic rabbits are susceptible to Myxomatosis.
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Typical form of Myxomatosis presents with gelatinous swellings, “lion head” and cold-
like symptoms.
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Conjunctival or respiratory form of Myxomatosis are atypical.
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Myxomatosis causes benign localized skin lesion in cotton tail rabbits.
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Myxomatosis causes no viraemia in cotton tail rabbits
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Avian poxviruses always cause cross immunity.
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Fowlpox is a zoonotic disease
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The serious form of the fowlpox is the cutaneous form
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The serious form of the fowlpox is the diphtheric form.
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Fowlpox virus cause long lasting immunity
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Fowlpox virus can infection only chicken
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The diphtheritic form of fowlpox is usually less severe than the cutaneous
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Heterologous viruses of avian pox frequently cause generalization
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Fowl pox viruses cause generalized diseases in seals.
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Avian pox viruses are frequently transmitted by insects.
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The mucosal form of Fowl pox is benign.
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Arthropods play an important role in the transmission of Fowl pox virus.
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The diphteric (wet) form of Fowl pox develops after viraemia and generalized infection.
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Attenuated vaccines are available against Fowl pox
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Signs of cutaneous Fowl pox are usually seen on the head (comb, eyelids) of chicken
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Pathological lesions of mucosal fowl pox can be similar to Infectious Laryngotracheitis.
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Only inactivated vaccines can be used for prevention against fowl pox.
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Fowlpox is eradicated from most of the European countries.
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Fowlpox virus causes only transient skin lesions in chicken.
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The diphteric (wet) form of Fowlpox causes lesions on the mucous membranes.
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Attenuated vaccines are forbidden to be used against Fowlpox.
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Avian pox viruses are species specific.
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The cutaneous form of Fowl pox is benign.
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