The dog and cat- infectious diseases Flashcards
What are two common disease that affect both the dog and the cat?
Rabies and salmonellosis
Is rabies a zoonotic disease or a bacterium?
Rabies is a zoonotic disease and salmonellosis is a bacterium.
How is rabies transmitted and what is its incubation period?
Rabies is transmitted via saliva in bite wounds and has a variable incubation period between 1 month and 6 months.
How is kennel cough transmitted?
Aerosol droplets via direct or indirect contact..
Often caught in kennels.
What is the incubation period of kennel cough?
5-7 days
What is a clinical symptom if kennel cough?
Dry hacking cough. Mucopurulent nasal or ocular discharge.
What is the treatment for kennel cough and is there a vaccine.
There is a vaccine. Antibiotics, antitussives, restricted exercise and rest as treatments.
What is Lyme disease?
A bacterium that can effect the dog that is spread by ticks.
What are the clinical signs of Lyne disease?
Lameness, pyrexia, lethargy, lymphadenopathy and cardiac arrhythmias.
What is feline immunodeficiency virus?
It is a retrovirus that spreads through bite wounds. It attacks t lymphocytes.
What is the incubation period of feline immunodeficiency virus?
A few weeks to a few months
What are the clinical signs of primary feline immunodeficiency virus?
Pyrexia, neurological signs, weight loss, lymphadenopathy, lymphopenia and increased risk of neoplasia.
What are the clinical signs of seconddry feline immunodeficiency virus?
Chronic stomatitis, upper respiratory tract infections skin changes and diorreah.
What is myxomatosis?
Affects rabbits. A pox virus. It’s fatal and spread by mosquitos, biting flies, fleas, and direct contact.
What are the clinical signs of myxomatosis?
Conjunctivitis and ocular discharge. Temperature and anorexia. Nasal discharge, thick coat. Death
What is equine herpesvirus?
4 types of virus, that spread through reperatory tract secretions.
What diseases can effect horses?
Equine herpesvirus,
Equine influenza, equine viral arteritis, tetanus and African horse sickness.
what is a vector?
an animate (living) object that carries microorganisms which can be either a biological vector of a non biological vector.
what is a biological vector?
something that acts as a an intermediate host in the life cycle of some microorganisms or parasites. the parasite goes inside and grows/lives off the animal. eg. tapeworm of flea larvae.
what is a non biological vector?
also known as mechanical vector. they do not help develop the microorganism or parasite. they just transfer disease.
what is a transport host - non biological vector
carries the infection to another animal without becoming effected. eg. fleas carry virus that causes feline panleukopenia. it doesn’t effect the flea but causes feline infectious anaemia in the cat.
what is a paratenic host - non biological vector
when the parasite is carried b y the vector but must be eaten by a final host to compete its life cycle, eg. in raw meat lamb, a cat could be the final host of protozoon toxoplasma gondii.
what is a fomite?
a contaminated inanimate (non living) object that carries microorganisms. eg. a water bowl.
