wildlife disease exam 3 Flashcards
most of our wildlife diseases are
viral
what cells does distemper attack
epithelial cells.
how is distemper spread
direct contact- secretions
most important infectious disease of WTD in our area
hemorrhagic disease
WTD with fever, edema of head-neck-tongue, dead in 3 days
hemorrhagic disease- orbivirus
progressive neurological disease that results in death of WTD
CWD
what is CWD
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies - prion causes intraneuronal vacuoles
CWD incubation period
1-5 years
what is unique about white nose syndrome of bats
it cant grow in warm temperatures- preys on bats in hibernation
what is the treatment/control for white nose syndrome
nothing
adult rabbit died of RHD and this strain is enzootic in china. which one is it
RHD 1
rabbits infected but has a lower mortality, affects multiple species. reported in france
RHD2
what is good to know about RHDV
highly contagious and highly pathogenic… vaccine?
bird with visual impairment, inability to swallow, weakness, can have proliferative nodules or oral nodules
avian pox
duck with bloody discharge, prolapsed phallus, weakness, sudden death
duck plague- herpesvirus
