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Name the main viral diseases in cats |
Panleukopaenia FeLV Herpes Calici Rabies |
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Name the main viral diseases in dogs |
Parvo Distemper Hepatitis Parainfluenza Rabies Herpes CAV 1 CAV 2 |
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Name the main viral diseases in the rabbit |
Myxomatosis, VHD, calici |
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Name the main viral diseases in the horse |
Influenza Herpes |
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Name some viral diseases that cant be vaccinated against |
Cat- coronavirus (mutated from FIP) FIV |
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What can we vaccinate against in a cat? |
Feline viral rhinotracheitis (herpes) Feline calici virus Feline panleucopaenia virus (parvo) FeLV - Feline leukaemia virus Rabies Chlamydophila felis (bacteria) Bordatella bronchiseptica (bacteria) |
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What do we vaccinate against in the dog? |
Distemper Hepatitis, canine adenovirus Parvo virus Parainfluenza Lepto KC Rabies Herpes (only pregnant bitches) |
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What cant we vaccinate against in a dog? |
Corona viruses, GI disease Reovirus - respiratory disease |
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What can be vaccinated against in a rabbit? |
Myxomatosis Viral haemorrhagic disease - calici virus |
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What can we vaccinate against in horses |
Equine influenza virus Tetanus Strangles Equine herpes Equine arteritis |
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What is the problem with killing viruses inside the body? |
They live intracellularly so host cells will be destroyed too |
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How do we detect a virus? |
Growing viral particles in viral culture medium Detect viral antigen- but doesnt confirm active infection |
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What is the pathogenesis of parvo? |
Enters mouth - infecting tonsils Viral replication which then move to blood stream, spread to rest of the body, spleen, instestinal tract, bone marrow suppression |
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How is parvo spread? What are the pre-disposing breeds? |
Faecally - can last up to least 6 months in environment Rotties, GSD, Doberman |
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What are the clinical signs of parvo |
Depression fever vomiting profuse watery, blood tinged diarrhoea Dehydration Bone marrow supression, immunosuppression |
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How long can panleukopenia be shed for after resolution of signs ? |
6 weeks |
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What are the CS of feline panleukopenia? |
fever depression anorexia vomiting diarrhoea dehydration immunosuppression |
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What is the pathogenesis of feline herpres virus |
aerosol and direct transmission virus enters through oral, nasal, ocular Infects respiratory epithelium, causing inflammation and damage to nose, mouth, cornea |
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what are the clinical signs of feline herpes virus (cat flu) |
sneezing nasal discharge corneal ulceration sinusitis coughing inappetance pyrexia |
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What do owners need to know about cat flu/herpes? |
Life long infection |
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Name some components of cat flu |
Calicivirus Herpes Feline viral rhinotracheitis |
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What are the clinical signs of cat flu? |
Occular/nasal discharge Gingivitis, stomatitis |
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What can corona virus mutate into? |
Feline infectious peritonitis |
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What are the clinical signs of FIP |
Liver, kidneys, pancreas, CNS, eyes involved weight loss, lack of response to antibiotics wet form- effusive exudate dry form - non-effusive |
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Why are they called retroviruses? |
RNA |
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Name some retroviruses and their subclasses |
Lentiviruses- FIV Gammaretrovirus - FeLV |
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How is feline leukaemia virus spread? |
social grooming, milk, saliva, bites, scratches Placenta |
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What are the 3 possibilities of outcomes of |
Recover Latent infection - reactivates later in life Persistent viraemia - anaemia, neoplasia, immunosuppression, immune mediated diseases, reproductive probs, enteritis |
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FIV How is it spread What does it result in |
Shed in saliva, biting Virus replication at bite wound Post infection- transient fever Most succumb to secondary infections or eventual immunosuppression |
