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17 Cards in this Set
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Zoonotic equine diseases
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Hendra Virus
West Nile Encephalitis Equine Encephalitis (EEE, WEE, VEE) |
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Reportable equine diseases
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African Horse Sickness
West Nile Encephalitis Equine Encephalitis (EEE, WEE, VEE) |
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Transmitted by arthropod vector
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Equine Infectious Anemia (fly)
African Horse Sickness (biting midges) West Nile (mosquito) Equine Encephalitis (mosquito) |
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What are the clinical signs for Equine Infectious Anemia?
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Fever
Depression Ventral edema (stomach and limbs) Anemia Anemia, jaundice, blood stained feces Death |
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What are the clinical signs for Equine Influenza?
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Fever
Dry cough (progresses to moist cough) Anorexia Depression Serous nasal discharge (which may become mucopurulent) Secondary bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract that can be fatal in foals |
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Clinical signs of Equine Viral Arteritis
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Fever
Leukopenia Edema (esp hind limbs, ventral body wall, and prepuce and scrotum) Anorexia Conjunctivitis Lacrimation Periorbital or supraorbital edema Nasal discharge Urticaria (skin reaction) Stiffness of gait Dyspnea Icterus Ataxia Abortion |
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Clinical signs of Hendra Virus
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Fever
Anorexia Lethargy Tachycardia Tachypnea Respiratory distress Pneumonia Frothy clear to serosanguinous nasal discharge Cyanotic or jaundiced mucous membranes Edema of the intermandibular space, cheeks, infraorbital fossa, limbs, prepuce Neurologic signs such as ataxia, muscle fasiculation, head pressing Death in 1 to 3 days |
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Clinical signs of Rotavirus Infection
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Diarrhea
Depression Dehydration Fever |
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Clinical signs of the pulmonary form (peracute) of African Horse Sickness
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Fever
Dyspnea Spasmodic coughing Stand with forelegs spread and head extended Dilated nostrils Frothy serofibrinous nasal discharge Profuse sweating Death <1 week Most common form seen in dogs. |
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Clinical signs of the cardiac form (subacute) of African Horse Sickness
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Fever
Supraorbital swelling that later spreads to lips, cheeks, tongue, intermandibular space, laryngeal region, and possibly the neck, shoulders, and chest areas Colic Ecchymoses of the tongue Petechiae in the conjunctiva Severe depression Death often occurs from cardiac failure |
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Clinical signs of the mixed form (acute) of African Horse Sickness
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Signs of both cardiac and pulmonary forms are seen
Death usually results |
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Clinical signs of the Horsesickness fever form of African Horse Sickness
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Mildest form
Fever seen that dissipates in the mornings and worsens throughout the day Mild anorexia and depression Supraorbital edema may be seen Congested mucous membranes Tachycardia Signs last for 3 to 8 days |
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Clinical signs of Equine Herpesvirus-1
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Abortion (most common cause)
Respiratory disease Nasal discharge Fever Myeloencephalopathy Rarely leads to paresis |
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Clinical signs of EHV-4
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Fever
Serous nasal discharge Cough Pharyngitis Submandibular or retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy |
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Clinical signs of West Nile
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Neurologica abnormalities
Colic Lameness Anorexia Fever |
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Clinical signs of Equine Encephalitis
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Altered mentation
Impaired vision Aimless wandering Head pressing Circling Inability to swallow Ataxic gait Paresis and paralysis Convulsions Death (usually within 2-3 days after onset of clinical signs) |
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Which equine viruses cause neurological symptoms?
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Hendra Virus
West Nile Equine Encephalomyelitis |
