Pregunta 1
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What is the basic structure of Adenoviridae?
Respuesta
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Non‐enveloped, icosahedral, ds DNA
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Enveloped, icosahedral, ds DNA
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Enveloped, icosahedral, ss DNA
Pregunta 2
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Which of the below are features of Adenoviridae?
Respuesta
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Relatively stable in environment
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Persistent infection common
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Narrow host ranges
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Causes respiratory and gastroenteric diseases
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Labile in the environment
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Rarely a persistent infection
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Can infect a variety of hosts
Pregunta 3
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Which of the below are genera of Adenoviridae
Respuesta
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Siadenovirus
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Atadenovirus
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Mastadenovirus
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Aviadenovirus
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Betaherpesviridae
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Panleukopaenia virus
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Orbivirus
Pregunta 4
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How can canine adenovirus 1 (canine hepatitis) be transmitted?
Respuesta
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Infection through nasopharyngeal, oral and conjunctival route of entry
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Vector transmission
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Ingestion of urine, faeces or saliva from an infected animal
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Transdermal infection
Pregunta 5
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What is the route of infection of canine adenovirus 1?
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Tonsillar crypts-->Regional lymph nodes-->Bloodstream via thoracic duct-->Endothelial and parenchymal cells of many organs
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Tonsillar crypts-->Regional lymph nodes-->Bloodstream via thoracic duct-->Endothelial and parenchymal cells of only the kidneys
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Regional lymph nodes-->Tonsillar crypts-->Bloodstream via thoracic duct-->Endothelial and parenchymal cells of only the liver
Pregunta 6
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Infection of endothelial and parenchymal cells of many organs leads to?
Pregunta 7
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In general terms clinical recovery coincides with production of neutralising antibody, approximately how long after infection?
Respuesta
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10 days
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3 days
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21 days
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19 days
Pregunta 8
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What are the overlapping syndromes of clinical disease in animals infected with canine adenovirus 1?
Respuesta
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Peracute disease: pup found dead, often with short lived (3‐4 hours) or no apparent illness
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Acute disease: may be fatal. Fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, pettechial haemorrhages of gums, pale mucous membranes
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Mild or inapparent disease
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Chronic disease: Chronic fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, pettechial haemorrhages of gums, pale mucous membranes
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Peracute disease: may be fatal. Fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, pettechial haemorrhages of gums, pale mucous membranes
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Acute disease: pup found dead, often with short lived (3‐4 hours) or no apparent illness
Pregunta 9
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What is the incubation period of canine adenovirus 1?
Respuesta
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4-9 days
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2-3 days
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10-12 days
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12-24 hrs
Pregunta 10
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When might canine adenovirus 1 be suggested as a diagnosis for a patient that enters the clinic?
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History of fever, sudden collapse, and abdominal pain in young dogs
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History of fever, sneezing and nasal discharge in older dogs
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History of fever, sudden collapse, and abdominal pain in older dogs
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History of fever, sneezing and nasal discharge in younger dogs
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History of fever and seizures in younger dogs
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History of fever and seizures in older dogs
Pregunta 11
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How long can recovered dogs shed canine adenovirus 1 in urine for?
Respuesta
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up to 6 months
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up to 3 weeks
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up to 1 month
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up to 12 days
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up to 12 months
Pregunta 12
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Why might corneal oedema (Blue eye) develop in convalescing dogs and dogs recently vaccinated with CAV1?
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Caused by virus‐antibody complexes in the small blood vessels of the ciliary body affecting fluid exchange across the cornea
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Caused by vaccine adjuvent in the small blood vessels of the ciliary body affecting fluid exchange across the cornea
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Caused by a hypersensitivity type I reaction in response to viral antibodies in the small blood vessels of the ciliary body affecting fluid exchange across the cornea
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Caused by cytokine production by B cells in the small blood vessels of the ciliary body affecting fluid exchange across the cornea
Pregunta 13
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Which of the below are features of a CAV2 (Canine adenovirus 2) infection?
Respuesta
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Can lead to bronchitis and bronchiolitis
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Causes localised respiratory
disease (part of kennel cough complex)
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No systemic infection
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CAV2 provides complete homologous protection and cross protection against disease caused by CAV1 without side effects
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Convalescing animals can develop corneal oedema (Blue eye)
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Causes haemorrhage and necrosis, especially of liver, kidneys, spleen and lungs
Pregunta 14
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Which of the below are features of Equine adenovirus1?
Respuesta
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Isolated worldwide
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Isolated from young horses with and without respiratory disease (can be symptomatic or asymptomatic)
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Always causes symptomatic disease
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Latent infection
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Virus is endemic only to South East Asia and Africa
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Mostly asymptomatic or mild disease
Pregunta 15
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Which of the below are features of Equine adenovirus 2?
Respuesta
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Isolated from lymph nodes and faeces of foals with respiratory disease and diarrhoea
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Mostly asymptomatic or mild disease
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Latent infection
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Isolated worldwide
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Endemic only to Africa and North America
Pregunta 16
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What breed of horses (foals) is known to be born with a genetically based primary severe combined immunodeficiency (an autosomal inherited defect) where there is a complete absence of T and B lymphocytes, and the animals are unable to mount an adaptive immune response when maternal immunity wanes making them susceptible to death within 3 months of birth from adenovirus 1 and 2?
Respuesta
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Arabian foals
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Thoroughbred foals
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Friesian foals
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Clydesdale foals
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Dutch warmblood foals
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Shetland pony
Pregunta 17
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What family of viruses is this cow likely to be infected with?
Respuesta
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A Papillomavirus
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An Adenovirus
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Herpesviridae
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Panleukopaenia viruses
Pregunta 18
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What is the basic structure of the Papillomaviruses?
Respuesta
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Non‐enveloped double stranded circular DNA viruses
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Enveloped double stranded circular DNA viruses
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Non‐enveloped single stranded circular DNA viruses
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Enveloped single stranded circular DNA viruses
Pregunta 19
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What do Papillomaviruses cause?
Respuesta
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Papillomas (warts)
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Ulcers
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Papules
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Macules
Pregunta 20
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Which of the below are features of Papillomaviruses?
Respuesta
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May give rise to carcinomas, usually with appropriate co‐factors
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Papillomavirus replication linked to growth and differentiation of stratified squamous epithelium of skin and some mucous membranes
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Resistant in the environment
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Resistant to solvents, disinfectants, low pH and high temperature
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Resistant to solvents, disinfectants, high pH and low temperature
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Labile in the environment
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Usually regress after several weeks
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Lesions are typically finger‐like projections of proliferating epithelium supported by a thin core of fibrous connective tissue
Pregunta 21
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In what age group of animals are papillomavirus lesions usually associated?
Respuesta
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Young animals
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Old animals
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Middle aged animals
Pregunta 22
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What species of animal are the most commonly affected by papillomavirus warts?
Respuesta
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Cattle
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Sheep
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Horses
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Dogs
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Pigs
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Chickens
Pregunta 23
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How many different bovine papillomaviruses are recognised?
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At least 10 different genera
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At least 20 different genera
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At least 2 different genera
Pregunta 24
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How are bovine papillomaviruses transmitted?
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Transmission by fomite transfer (eg. contaminated equipment and facilities)
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Sexual transmission
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Vector transmission
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Respiratory droplet transmission
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Ingestion of faeces and urine
Pregunta 25
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Bovine papillomaviruses [blank_start]1, 2 and 5[blank_end] cause cutaneous fibropaplillomas (warts) on udder, head and neck and genitalia
Bovine papillomaviruses [blank_start]3 and 6[blank_end] cause lesions with les fibrous tissue
Bovine papillomavirus [blank_start]1 and 2[blank_end] associated with enzootic haematuria. Cattle eat bracken fern which contains carcinogens, mutagens and immunosuppressive agents
Bovine papillomavirus [blank_start]4[blank_end] is associated with lesions in the alimentary tract, some of which progress to squamous cell carcinoma
Respuesta
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1, 2 and 5
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3 and 6
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1 and 2
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4
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5
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4 and 5
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7
Pregunta 26
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Which of the below are features of equine papillomavirus?
Respuesta
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Cause aural plaques and cutaneous papillomas
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Regression occurs in 1‐9 months
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Generally occur around the muzzle of young horses
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Can lead to equine sarcoids
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Associated with enzootic haematuria
Pregunta 27
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What is the most common skin tumour of horses, mules and donkeys?
Respuesta
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Sarcoid
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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Melanoma
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Fibroma
Pregunta 28
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Which of the below are features of equine sarcoids?
Respuesta
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Superficial ulceration and secondary trauma are common
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Do not metastasize
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Locally aggressive
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Occur singly or in groups
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Head, ventral abdomen and limbs affected most commonly
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More common in animals <4 years of age
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Metastatic
Pregunta 29
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What is the basic structure of reoviridae?
Respuesta
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Non-enveloped, Icosahedral, Linear segmented double stranded RNA genome
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Non-enveloped, Icosahedral, Linear segmented single stranded RNA genome
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Enveloped, Icosahedral, Linear segmented double stranded RNA genome
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Enveloped, Icosahedral, Linear segmented single stranded RNA genome
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Non-enveloped, Icosahedral, Linear segmented double stranded DNA genome
Pregunta 30
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Correctly match the genera of Reoviridae
Respuesta
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Orthoreovirus
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Orbivirus
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Coltivirus
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Rotavirus
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Aquareovirus
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Dolitivirus
Pregunta 31
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What species of animal can show diseases of Bluetongue?
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Sheep, cattle and goats
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Sheep, goats and pigs
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Sheep, goats and rabbits
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Dogs, cats and sheep
Pregunta 32
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Which of the below are symptoms/clinical signs of Bluetongue virus in sheep?
Respuesta
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Hyperaemia of oral and buccal cavities (salivation / frothy mouth)
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Oedema (head and neck)
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Hyperaemia of the coronary bands
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Cyanosis of the tongue
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Nasal discharge (serous – mucopurulent – blood flecked)
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Abortion of lambs or lambs born with congenital abnormalities (hydranencephaly)
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Severe cases have a protracted recovery (may lose part of the fleece)
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Death occurs in up to 30% of cases, but more commonly 2 – 8%
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Sheep experience asymptomatic infection
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Course of disease is variable from sub-clinical to death (eg. Mild cases recover rapidly)
Pregunta 33
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What form of disease do cattle and goats experience in comparison to sheep?
Respuesta
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Cattle experience asymptomatic infection (except current BTV 8)
Goats experience a milder form of disease than sheep
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Cattle experience a milder form of disease than sheep
Goats experience asymptomatic infection (except current BTV 8)
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Both cattle and goats experience a more severe form than sheep
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Cattle experience a more severe form of disease than sheep
Goats experience asymptomatic infection
Pregunta 34
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What is the pathogenesis of bluetongue virus?
Respuesta
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Incubation period ~ 1 week (time between infection and clinical signs)
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Incubation period ~ 1 day (time between infection and clinical signs)
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Viraemia lasts 14-28 days (cows up to 10 weeks)
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It is an arbovirus transmitted by Culicoides spp.
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It is an arbovirus transmitted by Lucilia spp.
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Associated with red blood cells and leukocytes
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Viraemia lasts 7-10 days (cows up to 6 weeks)
Pregunta 35
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What is the basic structure of the parvoviruses?
Respuesta
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Small non‐enveloped single stranded DNA viruses
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Small non‐enveloped single stranded RNA viruses
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Small enveloped single stranded DNA viruses
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Small non‐enveloped double stranded DNA viruses
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Small enveloped double stranded DNA viruses
Pregunta 36
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What are the main features of the parvoviruses?
Respuesta
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Replicate in nucleus
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Very resistant to detergents, drying, heat, solvents, pH changes, disinfectants
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Very stable in the environment
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Require rapidly dividing cells (S‐phase)-- eg. intestinal cells
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Easily killed by detergents, drying, heat, solvents, pH changes, disinfectants
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Labile in the environment
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Replicate in the cytoplasm
Pregunta 37
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What genus do all parvoviruses of veterinary significance belong? Which sub-family does this sit within?
Respuesta
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Genus Parvovirus in the Sub‐Family Parvovirinae
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Genus Protoparvovirus in the Sub‐Family Parvovirinae
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Genus Parvovirus in the Sub‐Family Densovirinae
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Genus Protoparvovirus in the Sub‐Family Densovirinae
Pregunta 38
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Describe the pathogenicity and clinical symptoms of feline panleukopaenia virus?
Respuesta
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Highly contagious, systemic and enteric disease of cats
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Causes bone marrow suppression, GIT signs, cerebellar hypoplasia (foetus)
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Causes generalised disease of cats (domestic and wild cats)
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Many infections are sub‐clinical
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Onset of disease associated with profound panleukopaenia + fever
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Incubation period ~5 days
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Prefers mitotically active cells (S‐phase) (eg. Intestinal crypt cells, Lymphopoietic cells of bone marrow, Foetal cells (cerebellum, retina, death))
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Acute cases progress to vomiting, (bloody) diarrhoea, dehydration while severe cases die in peracute stage
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Distributed by free and cell associated viraemia
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Virus enters via oropharynx, replicates in pharyngeal lymphoid tissue
Pregunta 39
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Which of the below explain the epidemiology of feline panleukopaenia virus?
Respuesta
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One serotype with worldwide distribution
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Endemic infection in vaccinated cat populations: unvaccinated cats at most risk
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Endemic disease in unvaccinated cat populations: young cats affected
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Two serotypes both with worldwide distribution
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Seasonal disease pattern (kitten season)
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Cats of all ages susceptible (Primarily see disease in kittens as maternal antibody wanes)
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Incubation period ~5 days
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Incubation period ~10 days
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Causes generalised disease of cats (domestic and wild cats)
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Causes generalised disease of cats and dogs (domestic and wild)
Pregunta 40
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How can feline panleukopaenia be transmitted?
Respuesta
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Trans‐placental infection in susceptible queens
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Virus excretion in faeces (several weeks after clinical recovery), also in saliva, urine, vomit (acute stages)
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Vector transmission
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Direct contact required for transmission (eg. open wounds)
Pregunta 41
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How might feline panleukopaenia be prevented and treated?
Respuesta
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Supportive therapy (eg. Fluid therapy, blood / plasma transfusion, broad spectrum antibiotics)
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Catteries: strict hygiene, quarantine and disinfection required
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Vaccination (Inactivated and live‐virus vaccines available)
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Antivirals are often used
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Cleaning with bleach
Pregunta 42
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What is the epidemiology of canine parvovirus 2?
Respuesta
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Endemic worldwide
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3 variants recognised (2a, 2b, 2c)
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All members of Canidae family susceptible
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High morbidity and mortality in initial outbreak situation (all ages affected)
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High spread
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Only endemic to Australia
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Only domestic dogs are susceptible
Pregunta 43
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What are the clinical signs that a dog has canine parvovirus 2?
Respuesta
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Severe disease in pups between 6 weeks and 6 months of age (waning maternal immunity)
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Myocarditis (but uncommon)
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Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis and vomiting
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Disease may be mild or sub‐clinical if sufficient immunity
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Severely affected animals die
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Causes CNS symptoms
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Severe disease in adult dogs most often
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Myocarditis (very common)
Pregunta 44
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What is the pathogenesis of canine parvovirus 2?
Respuesta
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Myocarditis in pups infected late gestation or first 2 weeks of age due to rapid proliferation of myocytes in the perinatal period
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Maldigestion and malabsorption and often severe haemorrhage (foetid smell, diarrhoea)
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Mucosal collapse with contraction and fusion of villi of small intestine
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Rapidly dividing cells in intestinal crypts are infected
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Infection of the upper respiratory tract, mucosal cells (oronasal discharge)
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Myocardial inflammation and necrosis
Pregunta 45
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How can canine parvovirus 2 be diagnosed?
Pregunta 46
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How can canine parvovirus be prevented and treated?
Respuesta
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Supportive therapy (Fluid therapy, blood / plasma transfusion, broad spectrum antibiotics)
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Kennels and shelters: strict hygiene, quarantine and disinfection\required
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Vaccination (Inactivated and live‐virus vaccines available)
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Antivirals are used often
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Disinfection using sodium hypochlorite
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Disinfection using Formalin, β‐propiolactone and oxidising agents
Pregunta 47
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If there is an outbreak or a larger than normal number of puppies with parvovirus that are younger than 6 weeks, what should you do?
Respuesta
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Vaccinate earlier, maternal antibodies may be waning earlier than the recommended 6 to 8 week vaccine start date
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Vaccinate at the recommended 6 to 8 week vaccine start date as there is nothing you can do
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Vaccinate adult animals more often than the 3 or more year recommended booster shot to increase immunity
Pregunta 48
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What is the estimated relative efficacy of the below vaccines at 7 years post vaccination according to research conducted by Professor Ronald D. Schultz
Canine Distemper (ML)
Canine rDistemper (R)
Canine Parvovirus-2 (ML)
Canine Adenovirus-2 (ML)
Pregunta 49
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Why do we give multiple doses of infectious vaccines to puppies?
Respuesta
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As we cannot predict duration of waning maternal immunity, maternal immunity may wane at different times for different puppies
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As we hope to make more money
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As we cannot give a huge dose of vaccine all at once to a puppy
Pregunta 50
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What is correct for S.M.E.D.I.?
Respuesta
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Stillbirth
Mummification
Embryonic Death
Infertility
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Swine
Mummification
Embryonic Death
Infertility
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Stillbirth
Maternal death
Embryonic Death
Infertility
Pregunta 51
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Porcine parvovirus is an important cause of reproductive failure in swine worldwide?
Pregunta 52
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What is the epidemiology of porcine parvovirus?
Respuesta
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Most significant if virus is introduced into seronegative herd
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Enzootic in many herds
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Virus stable in environment for months
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Morbidity reduced by vaccination
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In endemic situation: disease seen in seronegative gilts infected in the sow herd when pregnant
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Endemic only to the UK
Pregunta 53
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What are the clinical signs of porcine parvovirus?
Respuesta
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Clinical signs in foetus depend on stage of gestation – apparent at farrowing
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First clinical sign is often increased number of young sows returning to oestrus 3‐8 weeks after breeding
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Some sows remain “endocrinologically pregnant” and don’t come back into oestrus until expected farrowing date
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Reproductive failure
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Death of young sows/gilts
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Lifelong infertility in sows
Pregunta 54
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What is the pathogenesis of porcine parvovirus?
Respuesta
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<30 days gestation: foetal death and resorption
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Local replication in tonsillar lymphoid tissue precedes viraemia and trans‐placental
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Takes ~ 15 days for virus to reach foetus after infection
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Takes ~ 2 days for virus to reach foetus after infection
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Takes ~ 24 days for virus to reach foetus after infection
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>70 days gestation: stillbirth or normal piglet (depends on immune response)
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30‐70 days gestation: foetus fail to develop (mummification/stillbirth
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>70 days gestation: foetal death and resorption
Pregunta 55
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How can porcine parvovirus be diagnosed?
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Difficult to diagnose early infections as embryonic death and resorption not obvious and no specimens
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Serology (but limited usefulness)
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Haemagglutination assays
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PCR assays
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Infected foeti contain high levels of virus
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Ultrasound
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Odd behaviour of sows when virus is infecting the placenta
Pregunta 56
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How can porcine parvovirus be prevented
Respuesta
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Vaccination (inactivated vaccine) is available (however, limited opportunity to vaccinate gilts as they are bred at 7 months of age (waning maternal antibody)
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Exposure of gilts prior to mating induces immunity (so that they do not become infected while pregnant)
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Gilts should not be mated until they are 2yrs old
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Abortion should be forced for the gilts first litter so she can become pregnant again quickly
Pregunta 57
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What is the basic structure of the Circoviridae?
Respuesta
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Non‐enveloped, single stranded DNA
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Enveloped, single stranded DNA
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Non‐enveloped, single stranded RNA
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Non‐enveloped, double stranded DNA
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Enveloped, double stranded DNA
Pregunta 58
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What are the general features of the circoviridae?
Respuesta
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Require actively dividing cells
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Persistent infections
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Stable at pH 3‐9
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Resistant to disinfectants
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Resistant to heating at 60oC, 30 minutes
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Very stable in environment
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Labile in the environment
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Latent infections
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Stable at pH 7-9
Pregunta 59
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What are the veterinary important circoviridae of those listed below?
Pregunta 60
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What is the epidemiology of Psittacine beak and feather disease?
Respuesta
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First identified in Australian parrots in captivity
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Birds under 5 years at greater risk
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Disease in cockatoos, parrots and budgerigars
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Disease in pigeons
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Endemic to Africa only
Pregunta 61
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What clinical symptoms does Psittacine beak and feather disease cause?
Respuesta
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Feather loss, feather deformities and Beak and claw deformities
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Feather loss, feather deformities and pulmonary oedema
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Liver necrosis and pulmonary oedema
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Vomiting and diarrhoea
Pregunta 62
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What is the pathogenesis of
Respuesta
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In wild birds, malformed feathers and beak lead to difficulty feeding and death. In care, these birds can live for months/years if fed
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Basophillic intracytoplasmic inclusions in follicular epithelium
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Virus replicates in basal epithelial layer of feather follicles, beak and claws
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Lymphoid depletion
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Progressive disease
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Virus replicates in the intestinal crypts
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Virus causes death in less than 3 months due tp destruction of the intestinal crypts
Pregunta 63
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How can Psittacine beak and feather disease be diagnosed?
Respuesta
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Clinical signs and histology (basophillic inclusions in feather follicles), PCR assays
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Clinical signs and histology (basophillic inclusions in feather follicles), PCR assays, cell culture
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Clinical signs and histology (basophillic inclusions in feather follicles), bacterial culture
Pregunta 64
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How can Psittacine beak and feather disease be controlled/prevented?
Respuesta
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Strict hygiene and quarantine protocols needed to keep infection out of breeding aviaries
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There is only an experimental vaccine
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Vaccination
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Hard to eradicate when in the environment
Pregunta 65
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What are the general features of porcine circovirus?
Respuesta
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Widespread in most pig populations
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6 week old pigs present with weight loss, enlarged lymph nodes and dyspnoea
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Progressive wasting disease
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Causes a variety of clinical disease syndromes: Post‐weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome is most important
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Causes infertility and abortions
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Endemic only to Asia
Pregunta 66
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What are the general features of Chicken Anaemia disease?
Respuesta
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Horizontal transmission by direct contact and contaminated fomites
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Vertical transmission (into eggs)
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2‐3 weeks of age: anorectic, anaemic, bone marrow aplasia, atrophy of thymus, bursa and spleen
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Virus shed in faeces and feather dander
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Virus shed in oronasal discharge
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Young birds develop aplastic anaemia and generalised lymphoid atrophy
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Only affects chickens
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Affects all species of poultry