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Viral & Bacterial Pathogens of the Haemolymph System Flashcards

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Hemolytic anemia is the…

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most common infectious anemia

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Hemorrhagic anemia may be caused by…

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blood-sucking parasites

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Decreased production of RBC causing anemia is usually due to

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a chronic infection

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What are the 4 main causes of hemolytic anemia in cattle?

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  • Babesiosis
  • Bacillary hemoglobinuria
  • Leptospirosis
  • Anaplasmosis
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Inadequate production of RBC causing anemia in cattle may be due to…

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Chronic BVDV
Johne’s Dz
Chronic infections like enzootic bovine leukosis

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What common pathogen causes anemia in sheep?

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Mycoplasma ovis

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What diseases cause anemia in pigs?

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  • Leptospirosis
  • Mycoplasma suis
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What diseases cause anemia in horses? Are they bacterial, viral, or both?

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  • EIA (viral)
  • Equine ehrlichiosis (bacterial)
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9
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What organisms cause anemia in dogs?

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  • Mycoplasma hemocanis
  • Ehrlichia canis
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What diseases cause anemia in felines?

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  • FIA
  • FeLV
  • FIV
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What pathogens cause anemia in poultry?

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  • Chick Anemia Virus
  • Aegyptianella pullorus
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How do you diagnose infectious causes of anemia?

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  • find agent by PCR or immunofluorescence
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How do you control infectious causes of anemia?

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  • Vx for some
  • Txt for some
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14
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What organisms cause FIA?

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  • Mycoplasma hemofelis
  • Possible (M. hemominutum, M. turicensis)
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How is FIA transmitted?

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  • Biting arthropods
  • young toms biting, fighting
  • intrauterine/colostrum
  • blood transfusion
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16
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What clinical signs might you see in acute FIA?

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fever, jaundice, anemia, splenomegaly

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What clinical signs might you see in chronic FIA?

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weakness, emaciation, anemia

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Concurrent infections of what diseases may occur w/ FIA?

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FeLV or FIV infections

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FIA cats are considered…. after they recover.

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Long-term carriers

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How would you diagnose FIA?

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  • serial blood smears (insensitive)
  • PCR
  • Hematology (regen. anemia)
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How would you control FIA?

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  • choose blood donors carefully
  • treat w/ antibiotics
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22
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What organism causes bacillary hemoglobinuria?

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Clostridium hemolyticum

23
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how would you diagnose Bacillary hemoglobinuria?

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  • Liver impression smear on PME w/ FA staining
  • PCR
24
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Coagulopathy due to hemorrhagic anemia can lead to what two conditions?

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  • DIC
  • Thrombocytopenia
25
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Overwhelming viral and bacterial infections can lead to what aspects of DIC?

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endotoxemia, vasculitis

26
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What conditions in cattle might develop hemorrhagic anemia?

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  • posterior vena caval thrombosis
  • Mycotoxins
  • Heartwater
  • Anthrax
27
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What conditions in sheep might develop hemorrhagic anemia?

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  • Bacillary hemoglobinuria
  • Bluetongue
  • Anthrax
28
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What conditions in horses might develop hemorrhagic anemia?

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Mycotoxins
EVA
EIA
African horse sickness
E. Equi/Anaplasma phagocytophilum

29
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What conditions in the dog might develop hemorrhagic anemia?

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Lepto
infectious canine hepatitis
canine monocytic ehrlichiosis
Canine cyclic thrombocytopenia
Rocky mountain spotted fever

30
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What diseases cause splenomegaly in ruminants?

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  • Salmonellosis
  • Lymphosarcoma
  • Anthrax
  • Anaplasmosis
31
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What diseases cause splenomegaly in pigs?

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  • Salmonellosis
  • African Swine fever
  • Eperythrozoon suis
32
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What infectious diseases cause splenomegaly in horses?

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  • Salmonellosis
  • EIA
33
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What diseases cause splenomegaly in the cat?

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  • Lymphosarcoma
34
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What is lymphadenitis?

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inflammation of the LN

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What is lymphangitis?

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inflammation of lymphatic vessels

36
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What is lymphadenopathy?

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swelling of LNs

37
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What conditions in cattle might cause lymphadenitis, lymphangitis, &/or lymphadenopathy?

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Cutaneous actinobacillosis
TB
Enzootic bovine leukosis

38
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What conditions in sheep and goats might cause lymphadenitis, lymphangitis, &/or lymphadenopathy?

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Caseous lymphadenitis
Tick pyemia
Tularemia

39
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What conditions in horses might cause lymphadenitis, lymphangitis, &/or lymphadenopathy?

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Strangles
Tularemia
Strep spp.
Sporotrichosis
Farcy
Ulcerative lymphangitis
Epizootic lymphangitis

40
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What conditions in cats might cause lymphadenitis, lymphangitis, &/or lymphadenopathy?

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Feline leukemia
Feline plague
Tularemia

41
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What is the mechanism for leukopenia?

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  • direct damage to circulating leukocytes
  • effects on production in the bone marrow, LN, Thymus
42
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What organism causes tick-borne fever in ruminants?

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Anaplasma phagocytophilum

43
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What is the vector for tick-borne fever in ruminants?

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Ixodes sp.

44
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What organisms cause tick-borne fever in horses?

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Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia equi

45
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Which occurs in canine parvovirus: leukopenia or neutrophilia?

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Leukopenia

46
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What tissues are affected in feline panleukopenia?

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  • Bone marrow
  • thymus
  • lymphoid tissue
47
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What disease may cause leukosis/lymphoproliferative disease in cattle?

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  • Enzootic bovine leukosis
48
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What disease(s) might cause feline leukosis or lymphoproliferative diseases?

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Feline leukemia/sarcoma virus

49
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What disease(s) might cause leukosis or lymphoproliferative diseases in poultry?

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Avian leukosis
Marek’s

50
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What are the 4 subgroups of feline leukemia?

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  • FeLV-A: natural transmission, replication competent
  • FeLV-B: recombination
  • FeLV-C: maturation
  • FeLV-T: genetic insertion causing change to envelope protein
51
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What are non-neoplastic clinical signs of FeLV?

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Immunosuppression
Anemia
Enteritis
Reproductive failure

52
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What are neoplastic clinical signs of FeLV?

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lymphoid/lymphosarcoma
myeloid
thymic lymphoma

53
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Name 2 fungi that are pathogens of the hemolymphatic system?

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Sporothrix schenkii
Histoplasma farciminosum

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