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Of the viruses we've studied so far, which are enveloped?
Orthomyxoviruses, Paramyxoviruses, Coronaviruses, Herpesviruses
Of the viruses, we've studied so far, which are DNA viruses?
Herpesviruses, Adenoviruses, Parvoviruses, Papillomaviruses
Which viruses can cause GI signs?
PARC - Parvo, Adeno, Rota, Corona
Which viruses can cause respiratory signs?
OPHAC - Orthomyxo, Paramyxo, Herpes, Adeno, Calici
Which viruses can cause systemic disease?
Paramyxoviruses, Adenoviruses
Enveloped or Non-eveloped, which are more stable? Why?
Non-enveloped are more stable because they are resistant to ether, bile, typsin, acid, detergents
How do non-enveloped viruses exit the cell?
cytolysis
Parvoviridae - genome? envelope? type of disease?
DNA, non-enveloped, GI disease
What is the infectious protein of Parvoviridae? Why?
VP2 (virus capsid protein) b/c it binds specific host cell receptors
What is the tissue tropism of Parvoviridae?
rapidly dividing cells = intestinal epithelium, hematopoietic cells
Why is Parvo pantropic in fetuses/neonates?
Fetuses/neonates are growing so many cells are in S phase
What Parvovirus affects cats?
Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV) aka Fe distemper, infectious enteritis
FPV is highly contagious. Why?
Oral-fecal, placental transmission, shed from all body secretions and persists in environment, contact with infected cat is not necessary
FPV has a unique effect on kittens -/+ 2 weeks old, which is...
causes cerebellar hypoplasia b/c neural cells are still dividing so infection causes cytolysis thus hypoplasia
FPV signs?
leukopenia, GI, fever
FPV dx?
SNAP test, CBC, signs
What are the two forms of Canine Parvovirus? What ages? Most common?
Myocarditis (neonates <8wks); Gastroenteritis (4-12 mos) = most common
CPV signs
GI, leukopenia
CPV dx
SNAP test, clinical signs, virus isolation
When should pups be vaccinated for CPV?
after 10 wks to avoid maternal antibody interference
What signs would you expect with Porcine Parvovirus?
diarrhea, GI, leukopenia
How does Parvo present in a neonate pup?
cardiac insufficiency > heart failure > sudden death
Coronaviridae - genome? envelope? type of disease?
non-segmented RNA (infectious), enveloped with peplomers, GI, resp disease
What are the peplomers on Coronaviruses? Which is the most important and why?
envelope proteins (S,E,M,N) S-spike protein is the major antigen and determines host tropism
What are the Nidovirales? Which virus family belongs in this order?
Nidovirales have rested mRNA that can produce diff proteins; Coronaviridae
What diseases are associated with Coronaviruses?
Porcine tranmissible gastroenteritis, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, Swine Delta Coronavirus, Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis/ Porcein Vomitting and Wasting Disease, Bovine Coronavirus Enteritis, Feline Enteric Coronavirus, Feline Infectious Peritonitis
How are Porcine transmissible gastroenteritis, Porcine epidemic diarrhea, and Swine Delta Coronavirus related? Different?
clinically similar = vomitting, diarrhea, atrophic enteritis; All affect young pigs more severly (higher mortality rate), PED and SDCV affect all ages
What are the two forms of Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis virus?
Acute = fatal encephalomyelitis in pigs <7 d/o; Vomitting and Wasting Disease in pigs < 4 w/o
What is Winter dysentary? Clinical signs?
Bovine Coronavirus Enteritis = Acute, contagious GI disorder caused by Bovine Coronavirus; hemorrhagic diarrhea and drastic drop in milk production
What is the tissue tropism of Feline Enteric Coronavirus?
epithelial cells
What is the relation between FeCV and FIP?
FIP is a mutant of FeCV (mutates in individual cats) with tropism for macrophages and monocytes
What are the two forms of FIP?
Classic wet (more severe) and Dry granulamatous form
T/F FIP infected cat can go interchanably from dry to wet form
False, dry form can progress to wet form but not back and forth
Why is the classic wet FIP more severe than dry granulomatous form?
b/c dry is less effusive so progresses more slowly
Why is classic form "wet"?
signs include ascites from peritoneal and pleural effusion
Explain how the immune system plays a role in FIP pathogenesis.
Antibodies against peplomers (Spike glyocprotein) induces immune complexes and inflammation. Immune mediated lysis of infected lymphocytes leads to T cell depletion so immune compromised and prone to secondary infections. Cytokines also induce vascular permability.
What is measured in serology for dx of FIP? Interpretation?
Feline Coronavirus antibodies; >100 = greater chance of getting FIP
Reoviridae/ Rotaviruses - genome? envelope? type of disease?
RNA, non-enveloped, GI disease
What is the tissue tropism of Rotavirus?
small intestine enterocytes
How does Rotavirus cause diarrhea?
enterotoxin and virus replication kills cells at tips of villus thus decreasing absorption, disruption of tight junctions allows paracellular flow of H2O and electrolytes, reducation in lactase leads to inability to digest milk (milk scours)
Adenovirus - genome? envelope? type of disease?
DNA, non-eveloped, resp, repro and systemic disease
What is the antigenic domain of adenoviruses?
penton fiber
What is the tissue tropism of adenovirus?
epithelial cells
T/F Canine Adenovirus 1 infects only canids.
Big fat false- not just canids
What are the forms of CAV-1?
Hepatic - endothelial destruction -> hemorrhages; Immune complex form -> corneal edema and opacity, glomerular nephritis -> viruria; Respiratory -> kennel cough
CAV-1 signs
GI, jaundice, pale gums with petichiae, corneal edema (blue eye)
What causes CAV-1 associated blue eye?
immune complex formation; will go away when host immune system clears virus
What does CAV-1 cause in foxes?
rapid disease and quick death
What is the main difference between CAV-1 and CAV-2?
no hepatitis associated with CAV-2
What form of disease does CAV-2 cause?
Respiratory form - necrosis of resp tract (why aka canine infectious laryngotracheitis)
CAV-1 and CAV-2 which Vx is better and why
CAV-2 b/c cross-protects for CAV-1 and does not cause keratitis/blue eye
Equine Adenovirus 1 is typically sub-clinical and mild respiratory disease. When is it severe?
In horses (probably an Arabian foal) with CID (combined immunodeficiency disease = B & T cell deficiency) so it results in pneumonia, widespread tissue damage and death
Avian adenovirus and egg drop syndrome: why you don't buy cheap take-out or.....
soft-shelled/shell-less eggs from epithelial necrosis of the oviduct due to AAV
Is Bovine Adenovirus more concerning in a cow or a deer?
Deer - Adenoviral hemorrhagic disease
Herpesviridae is super special and unique because....
it has a latency phase and can transform some cells
Herpesviridae - genome? envelope? type of disease?
DNA, enveloped, resp, repro, neuro, ocular disease
T/F You can find Herpesvirus virions in the host during latency.
False, only genome is present in the host during latency
Virokine, thymidine kinase, does what?
salvages thymidine from degreaded DNA to accelate viral DNA synthesis
Where are alpha-, beta-, gamma-herpesviruses found in latency phase?
alpha- sensory neurons; beta- lymphocytes, salivary glands, kidneys; gamma- lymphoid cells
Which herpesviridae subfamily grows rapidly?
alpha
Which herpesviridae subfamiliy is associated with lymphoproliferative diseases?
gamma
What is the leading cause of death in puppies <4 wks old?
Canine herpesvirus 1 (Canine hemorrhagic disease)
Clinical signs of Feline herpesvirus?
acute URT, dermititis, ulcers, conjunctivitis, dendritic corneal ulcers
How is Feline herpesvirus treated? Are they cured?
Antivirals (thymidine kinase inhibitors); not cured - latency in trigeminal ganglion so can be recurrent
What diseases are caused by Bovine Herpesvirus 1?
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis (IPV)
Complications of BHV-1 are ___________, ___________, ____________
abortion, encephilitis, shipping fever
BHV-1 causes disease on cow vaginas and BHV-2 causes lumpys on cow __________
teats! (Bovine mammilitis/pseudolumpyskin disease)
Which Equine herpesviruses are the major disease causers?
1,3,4
Equine Coital Exanthema is caused by? signs?
Equine herpesvirus 3 - genital pustular lesions
Both EHV-1 and EHV-4 cause ______ disease, but _________ is worse because it has a mutant form that causes ____________
Respiratory ; EHV-1; myencephalopathy
Clinical signs of EHV-1 neurological mutant?
ataxia, paresis, urinary incontinence
Are EHV-1 vaccines useful?
Reduce severity, but immunity is short-lived so re-vx every 6 mos
What are the consequneces of Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILTV)?
resp disease, can have high mortality, decreased egg production
What are the two forms of Marek's disease?
CNS and visceral
What signs does the CNS form of Marek's cause?
paralysis, blindness
What signs does the visceral form of Marek's cause?
T cell lymphoma, diarrhea, death
Why is Porcine Cytomegalovirus economically important? What subfamily of herpesviridae does it belong?
causes poor growth; beta-herps
Causative agent of Malignant Catarrhal Fever?
Ovine herpresvirus 2
Cell tropism of Ovine Herpesvirus 2? Clinical signs?
lymphoid tissue, URT and intestinal epithelium ; erosions on tongue, corneal opacity, nasal/ocular discharge, diarrhea
T/F Malignant Catarrhal Fever can progress from head&eye form to intestinal form
true.
T/F African and Asian Elephant herpesviruses - If an African elephant is infected with African EHV, it will have skin lesions, but if an Asian elephant is infected with African EHV it will have fatal hemorrhagic disease.
true, sad but true
Marmoset lymphocryptovirus inects _______ cells
B cells
Porcine Herpesvirus is also known as Pseudorabies and Mad Itch, why?
Pseudorabies due to CNS signs like circling, incoordination, spasms; Mad Itch b/c viral replication in peripheral neurons causes itching
What virus tends to occur simultaneously with Feline herpesvirus?
Calicivirus
Calicivirus - genome? envelope? type of disease?
RNA, non-enveloped, resp disease
Does Feline Calicivirus have an evil twin (mutant form)? If so, why is it evil?
Yes, Virulent Systemic Feline Calicivirus; causes edema, joint cellulitis, jaundice, high mortality
What Calicivirus looks like Foot and Mouth Disease?
Vesicular exanthema of swine virus - vesicles
Paramyxoviridae - genome? envelope? type of disease?
RNA, enveloped, resp and systemic disease
Paramyxoviridae has a special tool, what is it?
RDRP inserts extra residues during mRNA synthesis producing a frame shift which allows for a greater number of gene products
What order does Paramyxoviridae belong to? What other virus is in this order?
Mononegavirales - pneumovirinae
Paramyxoviruses cause what diseases?
Parainfluenzas, Newcastle, Canine Distemper
Along with Coronavirus, adenovirus, a member of paramyxoviridae, _________, also contributes to shipping fever.
Bovine Parainfluenza 3
If you have to infect a random dog (vx history unknown) with a Paramyxovirus or someone will kill you, which would you choose?
Canine Parainfluenza 2 because its usually mild and subclinical unlike Canine distemper
Velogenic Newcastle disease is ___________tropic and ____________tropic
enterotropic and neurotropic
Which strains of Newcastle are pneumotropic?
mesogenic, and lentogenic
Why is Newcastle associated with overcrowding?
Transmission is direct contact with secretions, feces, so overcrowding leads to increased contact
How does Canine distemper become multisystemic?
inhaled CDV replicates locally in the epithelial cells and macrophages then spreads in lymphatics and bloodstream throughout system and even crossing BBB into CNS
How is Canine Distemper similar to Canine Parvovirus?
both cause leukopenia and dirrheas
What are the subacute manifestations of Canine Distemper?
old dog encephalitis, hard-pad disease
What animal is the reservoir host of Canine Distemper Virus?
raccoon
What does Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Disease facilitate?
shipping fever in recently weaned calves
Blue eye paramyxovirus causes _________ disease in adults and __________, _________, _________ in piglets
reproductive (adults) and respiratory, encephalitis, death (piglets)
Orthomyxoviridae -genome? envelope? type of disease?
RNA, enveloped, resp disease
What is HA?
Hemagglutanin, a glycoprotein that is cleaved during entry
What is the function of HA?
determines host range, binds cellular receptor, allows viral penetration
What is NA? importance?
Neuraminidase; important for viral assembly and virion release
How are orthomyxoviridae types characterized?
nucleocapsid, M protein
Which types are important in vet med?
just A
A/equine/Prague/1/56(H7N7) what the heck is this?
group/species/location/isolate#/year(serotype)
How many HA and NA subtypes are there for Group A?
HA = 17, NA = 11
Why are there so many freaking serotypes?
Antigen drift and antigen shift
Antigen drift is ________ changes and antigen shift is _________ changes
drift = small (mutations); shift = big (new HA/NA)
Pathogenesis of orthomyxoviruses is due to ____________ _____________
inflammatory cytokines (TNF-a, IL-1/2/6)
What is transformation?
Modification of host gene expression by application of foreign DNA; conversion of normal euk cells to abnormal cells with uncontrolled growth
What behavioral features do normal cells have than transformed cells do not?
Contact inhibition of growth, dependence on exogenous growth factors and anchorage
What is Rb?
Retinoblastoma, a cell cycle regulator
How do DNA tumor viruses cause oncogenesis? RNA tumor viruses?
DNA - inactivate tumor suppressor genes; RNA - alter signal transduction
Define proto-oncogene
normal gene that can become an oncogene due to mutations
What are c-onc?
cellular oncogenes - gene that is activated in tumor cells or gene that was altered to oncogene
What are the 5 classes of viral oncogenes?
1. secreted growth factors 2. cell surface receptors 3. intracellular signal transduction systems 4. DNA-binding nuclear proteins 5. cell cycle control kinase inhibitors
What are the genes that are derived from oncogene groups?
growth factors, cell surface receptors, G-binding proteins, tyrosine kinases, thyroid hormone receptor, DNA binding protein
What genes are transcribed during transformation?
only early genes
What is p53?
a major tumor suppressor gene
What does Papillomavirus E6 do?
E6 binds p53 so cannot inhibit kinases which suppress tumors
What does Papillomavirus E7 do?
Bind Rb, displacing E2F activating the cell cycle
T/F adenoviruses are highly oncogenic
TRUE.
Which virus causes hepatocellular carcinoma?
Hepatitis B virus
What are the 3 methods retroviruses stimulate oncogenesis?
1. transducing retroviruses 2. cis-activating retroviruses 3. trans-acting retroviruses
How do transducing retroviruses cause oncogenesis?
induce a v-onc gene in cell chromosome
how do cis-acting retroviruses cause oncogenesis?
integrate into host DNA close to a c-onc and act as strong promoter
how do trans-acting retroviruses cause oncogenesis?
contain a gene that codes for a regulatory protein that increases transcription or interferes with transcriptional control
What are the 2 general classes of oncogeneic retroviruses?
acute transforming viruses and slow transforming viruses
What are acute transforming viruses?
v-onc + so they carry an oncogene and they overexpress the mutant protein
What are slow transforming viruses?
v-onc negative so do not carry oncogene and overexpress normal protein
What are proteins that are involved in controlling growth and differentiation?
growth factors, growth factor receptors, signal transduction proteins, transcription factors
Papillomaviruses - genome? envelope? disease?
DNA, non-enveloped, skin disease
What is the major antigen of papillomaviruses?
VP1
What is the tissue tropism for papillomaviruses?
epithelial cells
Which skin layers are permissive for papillomaviruses? semi-permissive?
keratinized layer is permissive; dermal layer is semi-permissive (only partial replication)
How are papillomavirus types distinguished?
by restriction endonuclease cleavage
Papillomavirus warts are usually benign except in _________ when there is a ___________ from a fern
cattle ; co-factor
What is the main difference between Equine papillomavirus warts and equine sarcoids?
Equine papillomavirus warts are in oral cavity or muzzle whereas sarcoids can be all over body
What are koilocytes?
cells with condensed nucleus and large vacuole
What age group of dogs gets papillomavirus warts? where on body?
4-6 week old pups, oropharynx mucous membranes

What is the causative agent of Equine uveitis?

polyomavirus