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58 Cards in this Set
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all poxviruses have _____ shape except for ______
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brick shape except parapox
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what shape are parapoxviruses?
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ovoid
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what are some examples of viroceptors that Poxviruses might have?
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IFN-gamma receptor; IL-1 receptor
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all poxviruses share what antigen?
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group-specific nucleoprotein (NP)
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T/F: genetic recombination among pox viruses within a genus results in extensive serological cross reactions and cross protection
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True; cowpox used for small pox vaccine
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what family of viruses have lateral bodies? what are their purpose?
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poxviruses;
unknown |
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which pox genus has hemagglutinin?
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orthopox
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T/F: all poxviruses are epitheliotropic
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TRUE
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which viruses have epidermal growth factor?
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contagious ecthyma (leads to verrucose mass)
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what is another name for a pock lesion?
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umbilicated pustule
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how can most poxviruses be diagnosed?
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CAM (not parapox)
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Etiological agent for cow pox
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orthopoxviurs
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how is orthopox transmitted?
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contact with rodents
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T/F: cow pox is diagnosed with horseshoe-shaped ring of scabs on the teat
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false; PSEUDOCOWPOX
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which pox viruses have long lasting immunity?
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cow pox, swine pox, sheep pox
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what is the reservoir host for cowpox?
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rodents serve as reservoir hosts
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what lesions are noted in cow pox?
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scabs and ulcerated pustules on the teats
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Parapox virus contains which two viruses that we study?
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pseudocowpox;
contagious ecthyma |
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what is the etiological agent for pseudocowpox?
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bovine parapoxvirus 2
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all parapox viruses are ______
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zoonotic
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what is the source of pseudocowpox infections?
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infected cattle;
cross suckling calves play a big role |
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morbidity for pseudocowpox is
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about 100%
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what lesions are noted in with pseudocowpox
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horseshoe shaped ring of small scabs around granulation tissue
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horseshoe-shaped rings of scabs =
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pseudocowpox
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Milker's Nodules
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human form of pseudocowpox
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t/f: both cow pox and pseudocowpox are zoonotic
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TRUE
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immunity for parapox viruses is long or short?
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short lived
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what is the etiological agent for contagious ecthyma
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ovine parapoxvirus
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who is most effected by contagious ecthyma?
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lambs and kids
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what is orf?
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human form of contagious ecthyma
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which poxvirus has epidermal growth factor?
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contagious ecthyma
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contagious ecthemia has a low mortality rate except...
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when infected with screwworm or Fusobacterium necrophorum
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how do we vaccinate against contagious ecthyma?
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non attenuated virus scraped on inside of the thigh
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sheeppox is caused by...?
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ovine capripoxvirus
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what is the most important pox virus in domestic animals?
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sheep pox (ovine capripox virus)
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what are the reportable pox viruses?
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cow pox;
sheep pox; goat pox |
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is sheep pox endemic to the US?
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no
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what is the only pox virus that can be spread through aerosolization?
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sheeppox (ovine capripox)
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what are the two forms of sheeppox?
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malignant (systemic);
benign (normal pock lesions) |
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how does sheep pox cause necrotizing vasculitis?
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type 3 hypersensitivity immune complexes
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which sheep are more likely to get the malignant form of sheep pox?
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lambs; merino sheep
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how do we control sheeppox?
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depop
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T/F: sheep pox multiplies in endothelial cells
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FALSE
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etiological agent for swine pox
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suipoxvirus
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swine pox is most common in which animals?
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young growing animals
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how is swin pox transmitted
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direct contact,
Haematopinus suis |
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T/F: piglets can be effected with swine pox in utero
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true;
viremia affects the piglet and causes stillbirth or early death |
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fowl pox virus etiological agent is?
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avipoxvirus
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which birds is fowlpox seen in?
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chickens, turkeys
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Bollinger bodies
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fowl pox - large intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies
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borrel bodies
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elementary bodies, fowl ox, minute spherical bodies in the bollinger bodies
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what are the two forms of fowl pox?
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dry form;
wet form |
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what is the dry form of fowl pox?
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cutaneous form;
small papules on comb, wattles, around beak, don't die |
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what is the wet form of fowl pox?
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diphtheric form;
infection of mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea; necrotic psuedomembrane; birds die from suffocation by occlusion of the larynx |
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in fowl pox, the birds die from suffocation by occlusion of the larynx or trachea?
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larynx (trachea is for herpes)
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what is the etiological agent of ulcerative dermatosis of sheep?
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unclassified ovine poxvirus
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T/F: abortion is a symptom of ulcerative dermatosis of sheep
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false; causes ulceration of prepuce, penis, vagina but no abortion
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what are the clinical signs of ewes with ulcerative dermatosis of sheep? rams?
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ewes: edema, ulceration, scabbing of vulva;
rams: phimosis |