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rabbit diseases
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidium cuniculus
weanling rabbits most affected
pig diseases
swine influenza
orthomyxovirus
high morbidity (100%) but low mortality
pig diseases
Things to know about Clostridial enteritis
12hrs-4wks old (peaks at 3 days)
persistent diarrhea, clear fluid with necrotic debris
can die within 4-8 hours after exposure
rabbit diseases
things to know about Encephalitozoonosis
Encephalitozoon cuniculi
affects multiple species
brain and kidney, granulomas
microsporidian
in mice the MHC allele is located on what chromosome?
17
mouse diseases
4 important things about Murine Pneumonia virus
paramyxovirus
co-infection with Pneumocystis common
natural infection is subclinical in immunocompetent mice, dyspnea, listlesness, wasting in immunodeficient
self limiting in immunocompetent, and persistent in immunodeficient
rat models
BUF (Buffalo) rat is a model for
spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis
transplantable Morris hepatoma
NHP diseases
things to know about Hepatitis A
Picornaviridae
chimps and cynos and owl monkeys susceptible but no CS
fecal-oral
zoonotic
rat model
Nude rat is a model for
t cell deficiency
autosomal recessive
rabbit biology
unique characteristics of the urinary system
unipapillate
can separate the tubutles iwth basement membrane intact
ectopic glomeruli are normal
CCMAMP
pig diseases
things to know about Colibacillosis
caused by pathogenic Escherichia coli
very young- hours old through post weaning
hypersecretory diarrhea
Edema disease
serious in younger pigs
rat diseases
2 things to know about Mycoplasma haemomuris
1- transmitted by Polyplax spinulosa
2) normally latent infection unless activated by immunosuppression or splenectomy
mouse diseases
name the three flagellated protozoans found in mice
Giardia muris,
Spironucleus muris,
Tritrichomonas muris
rat diseases
what Pneumocystis spp infects rats
Pneumocystis cainii
pig biology
describe the anatomic location of the thyroid and thymus
thyroid and thymus are inverted in their location
what stain is used to diagnose amyloidosis
Congo red
mouse diseases
what is the most common cestode found in mice
Rodentolepis nana or the dwarf tapeworm
pig biology
placentation in swine
diffuse epitheliochorial
NHP diseases
things to know about Cercopithecine herpesvirus 2
natural host= African green monkey
AKA Simian agent 8, used as safer antigen for B virus tests
alpha herpes virus, simplex virus
NHP diseases
things to know about mollusceum contagiosum
chimpanzees
waxy small tumors on face and extremities
NHP diseases
things to know about Streptococcus pneumoniae
in chimps starts as upper respirtory disease
think meningitis
fibrinopurulent leptomeningitis
list mouse caging material from most expensive to least
polyethermide, polycarbonate, polypropelene, polystyrene, polyethylene
which mouse species are resistant to dystrophic mineralization?
C57BL/6
mouse diseases
3 important things about Rodentolepeis nana
1- direct or indirect lifecycle
2- adults have scolex with 4 suckers and 20-27 rostellar hooks, eggs ahve 6 polar filaments
3- eggs do not survive well outside host