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12 Cards in this Set
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Etiology
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parvo virus
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Epidemology
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All felidae, mink, raccoons
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How long is the virus shed for?
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6 months from recovered cats, extremley environmentally resistant.
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Pathogenesis
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oral entry (grooming)
in utero fomites |
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How is the virus shed?
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In urine, feces, saliva, nasal discharge
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What tissue does the virus persistanly choose to grow in?
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Rapidly growing tissue - bone marrow. lymph node tissue, cerebellum of a fetus)
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Clinical Signs
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severe
emesis, diarrhea dehydration If in utero - cerebellar hypoplasia |
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Lab
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marked leukopenia
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Tx
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isolation
fluids, warmth, IV nutrition antibiotics (secondary) |
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Px
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grave
25-75 % mortality |
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Prevention
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vaccine!
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What disease is this virus similar to in dogs
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Parvo virus
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