Quiz 2-Ruminants Systemic Flashcards
Apthovirus from the Picornaviridae family
Whats the name of this virus?
FMD
Who is refractory to FMD?
Horses
What is the morbidity/mortality for FMD?
High morbidity
Low mortatlity
Is FMD zoonotic?
Not recognized as zoonotic but can infect humans
What is the important to remember about FMD economically?
NOTIFIABLE
Trade barrier, and heavy monetary losses.
FMD also stands for what?
Fast moving disease
What is the virus name for FMD?
Aphtovirus
Picoviridae
How does FMD replicate?
cytoplasm, exits by lysis
Who does FMD effect?
Ruminants and swine
This disease has 7 serotypes
FMD
Are there Vacc for FMD?
Yes-BUT not always efficient bc of the antigenic drift and the amount of serotypes
What would happen if you introduced FMD into a niave population?
Shedding starts BEFORE c/s so you wouldn’t know.
Stable in the environment-naked
Highly infectious
What are your CS for FMD
Fever-can cause abortion from fever
Drop in milk production
Drooling
**Vesicles in tongue, gums, interdigital space, coronary bands, teats
After vescle rupture, ulcerative lesions–secondary infections
You have a pig that is lame, what dz can you suspect?
FMD-painful for them to stand
What is the main route of infect for FMD?
what are the other ways?
Inhalation of droplets
but also infection from food, contaminated vacc/semen and fomites
What is important to remember about the pathogenesis of FMD
Replicates in the pharynx
Followed by viremia which at this point EXCRETION OF VIRUS 24 BEFORE ONSET OF C/S
In what animals is FMD persistant in, and how long?
Cattle-2yrs
Sheep 6 mo
NOT in pigs
What are you DDx for FMD?
Vesicular stomatitis
Swine vesicular dz
Vesicular exanthema of swine
How do you diagnose FMD?
Ag enzyme immunoassay
Control for FMD
Vacc in endemic areas
Cull positive or if not culling, the animals has a long recovery
What parts of the world do you have FMD?
WW except US and Europe
What dz is pestivirus from Flaviviridae
BVD