Pseudorabies Flashcards
why is pseudorabies calld infectious bulbar paralysis
as the virus causes paralysis of bulbar region i.e. medulla oblongata
why pseudorabies is called aujeszky disease
Aujeszky was the person who first described the disease
why pseudorabies is known as mad itch
as the virus enters body through INTACT SKIN, and causes PRURITIS at the site of entry
C.O. of pseudorabies
herpesvirus suis
pseudorabies is commonly seen in which species
cattle
how does pseudorabies virus enter body
through damaged skin
through intact nasal muscosa
pseudorabies virus is ______tropic
pan
but multipilication manily occurs in RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
characteristic sign of pseudorabies
- intense itching/ulceration of skin
- bulbar paralysis
tell about the areas where intense itching occurs in pseudorabies
limited to a particular area of skin from where VIRUS enters
intense itching in pseudorabies deteriorates to _________ of the skin
ulceration
characteristic gross lesions of pseudorabies
lesions in CNS
ulceration of skin
characteristic microscopic lesion of pseudorabies
intranucleur inclusion bodes in neuron & glial cells
in which part of CNS, are lesions found in pseudorabies
spinal ganglia
basal ganglia of brain
temporal cerebral cortex
pseudorabies is aka
infectious bulbar paralysis
aujeszky disease
mad itch
