PQS - Nocardiosis Flashcards
Mastitis is a common clinical sign of bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia species cause lymphadenitis in different animals
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Nocardia asteroides can cause mastitis in cattle
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Pneumonia is a frequently seen pathological finding in bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia asteroides causes bovine nocardiosis
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Nocardia species are really fastidious bacteria which can grow on mucous membranes only.
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Nocardia bacteria can cause inflammation of the lymphatic vessels
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Cattle are infected with nocardia bacteria from the soil
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Nocardia species are Gram negative coccoid rod shaped bacteria
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Carnivores and cattle are susceptible to nocardia species
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nocardia are gram positive branching filaments
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nocardia asteroides can cause generalized infection in dogs
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Nocardiosis is a chronic infection with granuloma formation
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Norcardia species are soil organisms
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Nocardia asteroides is a soil microorganism
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Nocardia asteroides generally causes mastitis in cattle, which can be an iatrogenic infection
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Nocardia asteroides can cause granulomatous lesions of tissues under the skin in cattle.
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Canine nocardiosis is caused by Nocardia asteroides
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Nocardiosis causes chronic mastitis in cows
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Nocardia asteroides can cause generalized disease in dogs
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Nocardia spp. in cattle primarily causes mastitis
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Most susceptible species to Nocardiosis are dog and horse
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N. asteroides causes cutaneous pyogranulomas in dog
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Nocardia asteroides is zoonotic
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Disseminated Nocardiosis in dog occurs after 1 year of age
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under 1 year of age
Nocardiosis will cause acute mastitis in cattle
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Bovine farcy causes chronic lesions in the superficial lymph nodes and vessels
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Nocardiosis are found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions
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Nocardia is a facultative aerobic bacterium
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Obligate aerobic
