Viral Injury of the Respiratory Tract Flashcards

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where are particles over 10 microns, 3-10 microns, and smaller deposited in the respiratory tract?

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over 10 microns: mucosa of nasal cavity and upper airways
3-10 microns: trachea and bronchi
smaller: terminal airways and alveoli

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what viruses have a predisposition to the upper respiratory tract?

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rhinoviruses and herpesviruses

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what two mechanisms will viruses follow?

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either enter a specific cell type directly and cause cell death or gets taken up by alveolar macrophages and transported to regional lymph nodes, leading to viremia and secondarily invading respiratory epithelial cells

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what is the innate immune response to respiratory viruses?

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toll-like receptors recognize, release cytokines and chemokines
natural killer cells and neutrophils

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viruses that cause respiratory disease are ______________ for the cells in which they replicate

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cytocidal

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what leads to cell death by a virus?

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severe biochemical alterations occur in cells
early: stop host cell protein and RNA synthesis
later: large viral macromolecules accumulate and can be toxic
inclusion bodies
multinucleated giant cells

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what do inclusion bodies show?

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some viruses have virions and proteins accumulate in crystalline aggregates in the nucleus or cytoplasm

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what is the most important factor in determining if an animal will develop signs and what they will be?

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amount and location of tissue destruction and inflammation

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what characterizes the inflammatory response in a viral infection?

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hyperemia
vascular leakage of plasma proteins
extravasation of leukocytes

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what area of inflammation does coughing indicate?

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trachea and bronchi

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if the inflammatory reaction primarily involves the terminal airways and alveoli, what will the signs be?

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if small amount of damage: pneumonitis with impaired gas exchage: hyperpnea and increased respiratory effort
severe: dyspnea and cyanosis (alveoli full of plasma proteins and inflammatory cells)

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what are examples of canine viruses that predispose them to secondary bacterial infections?

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canine parainfluenza virus
canine adenovirus type-2
canine distemper virus

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what are examples of feline viruses that predispose them to secondary bacterial infections?

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feline herpesvirus (FVR)
calicivirus

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what are examples of bovine viruses that predispose them to secondary bacterial infections?

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parainfluenza-3
IBR
bovine respiratory syncytial virus

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what are examples of equine viruses that predispose them to secondary bacterial infections?

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equine herpesvirus I (equine rhinopneumonitis)
equine type A influenzavirus

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what are examples of porcine viruses that predispose them to secondary bacterial infections?

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porcine circovirus type 2
porcine respiratory corona virus
swine influenzavirus (H1N1 and H3N2)

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what are examples of avian viruses that predispose them to secondary bacterial infections?

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avian influenza virus
avian herpesvirus
newcastle disease virus

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what are the two subfamilies of herpetoviridae?

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alpha-herpesviruses
beta-herpesviruses

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where do herpetoviridae have predisposition to infect?

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nasal passages
trachea
bronchi

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what viruses can establish latency? what cells?

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herpesviruses
certain ones, especially neurons

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what diseases is equine herpesvirus I responsible for?

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equine rhinopneumonitis
equine viral abortion

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what virus is responsible for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) and infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IPV)?

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bovine herpesvirus I

23
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what causes feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) and what is it?

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herpesvirus felis, feline herpes virus-1
highly contagious disease of upper respiratory tract

24
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what does herpesvirus suis (SuHv-1) cause?

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usually mild in adult swine, can be severe in young piglets
pseudorabies/Aujeszky’s disease in cattle, swine, sheep, dogs, cats, and rats- often fatal in non-swine

25
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what is herpesvirus canis associated with?

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kennel cough
cause of neonatal death in puppies less than 2 weeks

26
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what does avian laryngotracheitis cause?

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upper respiratory infection in chickens: nasal discharge, gasping, dyspnea

27
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what is the beta-herpetovirinae important in veterinary medicine?

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porcine cytomegalovirus

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what does porcine cytomegalovirus cause?

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inclusion body rhinitis

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what is canine adenovirus II associated with?

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kennel cough

30
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what is feline calicivirus associated with?

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feline respiratory disease: rhinitis, conjunctivitis, palatine and glossal ulcerations and bronchopneumonia

31
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what genus belongs to the orthomyxoviridae family?

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influenzavirus

32
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influenza viruses change ______________, to evade previously acquired immunity

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antigenically
antigenic shift
antigenic drift

33
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what is antigenic shift?

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a new combination of HA or NA proteins arise on the virion surface

34
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what is antigenic drift?

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mutations in the antigenic portions of surface glycoproteins occur

35
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what does equine type A influenzavirus do?

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highly contagious but rarely fatal disease
nasal discharge, cough, dyspnea, fever, depression

36
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what does swine type A influenzavirus do?

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swine influenza
can be caused by Metastrongylus sp- lungworm

37
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what do paramyxoviridae cause?

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frequently multinucleate, syncytial giant cells and eosinophilc intracytplasmic or intranuclear inclusion bodies

38
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what genera are in the paramyxoviridae family?

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morbillivirus
paramyxovirus
pneumovirus

38
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what are the important morbilloviruses important in veterinary medicine?

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canine distemper virus (morbillivirus canis)
measles virus
rinderpest virus

39
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what does canine distemper virus/morbillivirus canis cause?

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severe/fatal disease of dogs, wolves, ferrets, mink, otter, raccoons
penumonia, encephalomyelitis, severe lymphocyte depletion and immunosuppression

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what are some paramyxoviruses important in veterinary medicine?

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parainfluenza (paramyxovirus)-1 (sendai virus)
parainfluenza (paramyxovirus)-2
parainfluenza (paramyxovirus)-3
newcastle disease virus

41
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what does infectious bronchitis virus do?

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severe tracheobronchitis of chickens

42
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what viruses belong to the family retroviridae?

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maedi/visna virus
viral induced neoplasia of the lungs

43
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what does maedi/visna virus do?

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ovine progressive pneumonia (maedi) and a neurological disorder known as visna: sheep

44
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which viral family is characterized by a high mutation rate during virus division?

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influenzavirus

45
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which viral family is characterized by formation of multinucleated giant cells during division of infected cells?

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paramyxovirus

46
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where specifically can viral particles deposit in the respiratory system?

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smaller bronchioles: watery protein layer rich in lysozymes and immunoglobulins
alveoli: immediate contact with type I epithelium and macrophages

47
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what is pneumonitis?

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leakage of plasma proteins into interstitial space

48
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how can swine get swine type A influenzavirus?

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infected aerosols or Metastrongylus sp

49
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which strain of newcastle disease virus causes a rapidly fatal systemic disease characterized by severe respiratory disease and widespread necrosis of visceral organs and encephalitis?

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velogenic strain

50
Q

does canine influenzavirus cause kennel cough?

A

no
cough, nasal discharge, +/- pneumonia

51
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what virus is equine type A influenzavirus similar to?

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equine herpesvirus
equine rhinopneumonitis is disease it is similar to

52
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what do paramyxoviridae cause?

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syncytial giant cells
eosinophilic intracytoplasmic or intranuclear inclusion bodies

53
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what nonhuman primates does measles virus infect?

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M. mulatta
M. fascicularis
M. arctoides
marmosets (Saguinus spp)