Question 1
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What genera belong to the family Coronaviridae?
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Torovirus
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Coronavirus
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Orbivirus
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Rotavirus
Question 2
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What is interesting about the coronavirus genera?
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They cause a wide variety of clinical disease
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The virus is highly stable in the environment, surviving years without a host
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The virus is resistant to pH
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The virus causes latent infection
Question 3
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What clinical symptoms do coronaviruses cause?
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Enteric
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Neurological
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Respiratory
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Immunological
Question 4
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What is the basic structure of coronaviridae?
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Non-enveloped, spherical, single stranded positive sense RNA
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Enveloped, spherical, single stranded positive sense RNA
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Enveloped, spherical, single stranded DNA
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Enveloped, spherical, double stranded positive sense RNA
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Non-enveloped, spherical, double stranded positive sense RNA
Question 5
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What areas of the body does the coronaviridae have a "tropism" for?
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Respiratory and/or gastrointestinal epithelium
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Respiratory and/or myocaridal epithelium
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Bone marrow and lymph nodes
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Respiratory and/or circulatory system endothelium
Question 6
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Why is Bovine Coronavirus Diarrhoea important?
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Second most common cause of diarrhoea in calves
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Most common cause of diarrhoea in calves
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Most common cause of abortions in cattle
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Leads to infertility in cattle
Question 7
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When are calves most likely to be affected by Bovine coronavirus diarrhoea?
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Less than 2 weeks old – diarrhoea lasts 4-5 days
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Less than 10 weeks old – diarrhoea lasts 2-10 days
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Less than 2 weeks old – diarrhoea lasts 2-10 days
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Around 7 months old- diarrhoea lasts 4-5 days
Question 8
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How is Bovine coronavirus diarrhoea transmitted?
Question 9
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The bovine coronavirus replicates in mature small intestinal epithelial cells, what does this effect?
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Fluid absorption and digestion of disaccharides is reduced
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Build up of fibrosis tissue due to damage, resulting in gut motility being reduced
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Fluid absorption and digestion of fats is reduced
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Fluid absorption increases causing oedema
Question 10
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Match the correct virus to it's epidemiology and clinical signs
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Por Haemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis
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Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus
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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea
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Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus
Question 11
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What is thought to be a mutant of Feline enteric coronaviruses (FECV)?
Question 12
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How do FIPV and FECV differ?
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FECV causes a mild or inapparent enteritis while FIPV is a sporadic, fatal disease of young cats
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FIPV causes a mild or inapparent enteritis while FECVV is a sporadic, fatal disease of young cats
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FECV is always asymptomatic in domestic cats while FIPV is a sporadic, fatal disease of young cats
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FIPV is always asymptomatic in domestic cats while FECV is a sporadic, fatal disease of young cats
Question 13
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What is the epidemiology of FIPV?
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Occurs sporadically in multi-cat households or catteries
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Cats of any age may be affected: Less than one year or older than ten are most susceptible
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Occurs endemically to only Australia and the USA
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Occurs only in female cats
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Occurs only in adult cats
Question 14
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How is FIPV transmitted?
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Shed in faeces and oronasal secretions, transmission by inhalation, or ingestion
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Shed in urine, transmission ingestion
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Shed in papules on the skin, transmission by direct contact
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Transmission by vectors
Question 15
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In infected households ~ 15% of cats are persistently infected with FIPV
Question 16
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What is true of the pathogenesis of FIP?
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Infection does not always result in disease
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FECV infection sensitises cats to FIPV as antibody enhances uptake by macrophages`
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Most infected kittens develop an effective cell-mediated immune response and eliminate the virus
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Generally infected kittens develop the severe form of the disease due to lacking a mature immune system
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FIP causes disease 90% of the time when an animal becomes infected
Question 17
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What happens after FIP exposure?
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Question 18
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Infectious bronchitis is a highly contagious, economically important disease of chickens worldwide
Question 19
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What is the pathogenesis of infectious beonchitis?
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Respiratory system is the site of primary replication
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Virus distributed widely – oviducts, kidneys and Bursa severity of lesions determined by strain virulence
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Viraemia within 1-2 days of exposure
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Gastrointestinal system is the site of primary replication
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Viraemia within 5-7 days of exposure
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48 hour incubation
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72 hour incubation
Question 20
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How is infectious bronchitis spread?
Question 21
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In what age group are the clinical signs of infectious bronchitis the most severe?
Question 22
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What are the clinical signs of infectious bronchitis?
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Rales and gasping in older birds
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Reduced egg production
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In animals <3weeks there is gasping, nasal exudate and can result in mortality from occluded bronchi
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Disease symptoms for 7 days in individuals
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Disease symptoms for 10 – 14 days in flock
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Disease symptoms for 20 – 25 days in flock
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Disease symptoms for 14 days in individuals
Question 23
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How is infectious bronchitis diagnosed?
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Virus isolation (egg inoculation) and serology (neutralisation, ELISA, HI)
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Virus isolation (egg inoculation) and bacterial culture
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Bacterial culture and PCR
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Physical examination
Question 24
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Is there a vaccine available to prevent infectious bronchitis?
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Yes, live and killed vaccines are available
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Yes, a live vaccine is available only
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No vaccines are available
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A vaccine was available until the virus mutated in 2015
Question 25
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How are coronaviruses spread?
Question 26
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How contagious are Coronaviruses?
Question 27
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What is the basic structure of togaviridae?
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Enveloped ss + sense RNA viruses with an Icosahedral capsid
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Non-enveloped ss + sense RNA viruses with an Icosahedral capsid
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Enveloped ds + sense RNA viruses with an Icosahedral capsid
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Enveloped ss - sense RNA viruses with an Icosahedral capsid
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Non-enveloped ss - sense RNA viruses with an Icosahedral capsid
Question 28
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Which two genera belong to Togaviridae?
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Rubivirus
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Alphavirus
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Orbivirus
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Torovirus
Question 29
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Where is Equine encephalitides found?
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Confined to Western hemisphere
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Confined to the Northern hemisphere
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Confined to Europe
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Confined to the Southern hemisphere
Question 30
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What is true of the epidemiology of Equine encephalitides?
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Peak periods of disease when climate favours maximum vector numbers (Late Summer after heavy rainfall)
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Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis – maintained in cycles involving mosquito vector and passerine birds
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Can infect humans
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Horses can act as amplifying hosts
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Vector transmission in mosquitos
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Primary resevoir is passerine birds
Question 31
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What is correct of the pathogenesis of Equine encephalitides?
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Secondary replication in these tissues leads to secondary viraemia of high titre to allow CNS invasion
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Neural necrosis, mononuclear infiltration with perivascular cuffing and interstitial oedema (VEE also involves respiratory tract)
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Primary viraemia allows spread to muscle and connective tissues and reticuloendothelial system
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Replication in local cells - drain to regional lymph nodes
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Primary replication is in the respiratory system
Question 32
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What is the incubation period for Equine encephalitides?
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up to 9 days
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up to 13 days
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up to 2 days
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up to 21 days
Question 33
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What clinical signs might you see during Equine encephalitides infection?
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Low carriage of head with wide base stance
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Terminal recumbency
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Range from mild fever and depression to fatal febrile encephalomyelitis
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CNS signs: photophobia, head pressing, circling, ataxia, blindness, inability to swallow
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Diarrhoea
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Oronasal discharge
Question 34
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Viraemia is transient and so isolation from blood is relatively easy
Question 35
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How might you control Equine encephalitides?
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Vector control (insecticides, repellent, insect proof stabling)
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Vaccination available in endemic areas
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Antivirals
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Infertile male mosquitos
Question 36
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What are Arboviruses?
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Arthropod borne viruses.
“Viruses that replicate in their haematophagous arthropod hosts and transmitted to vertebrate host by biting”
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Arboviruses – Arachnid borne viruses.
“Viruses that replicate in their haematophagous arachnid hosts and transmitted to vertebrate host
by biting”
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Amphibian borne viruses.
“Viruses that replicate in their haematophagous amphibian hosts and transmitted to vertebrate host by biting”
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Aquatic borne viruses.
“Viruses that replicate in their haematophagous aquatic hosts and transmitted to vertebrate host by biting”
Question 37
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Which Arbovirses are endemic to Australia?
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Ross River virus (Family Togaviridae) people, horses
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Murray Valley encephalitis virus (Family Flaviviridae) people, horses
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Kunjin / WNV (Family Flaviviridae) person, horses ?dogs, donkey, alpacca?
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Japanese encephalitis virus (Family Flaviviridae)
Question 38
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Which arboviral disease is the commonest, most widespread reported in Australia>
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Ross River Virus
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Murray Valley encephalitis virus
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Kunjin virus / West Nile virus
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Japanese encephalitis virus
Question 39
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What is the basic structure of Flaviviridae?
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Enveloped, ss + sense RNA viruses
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Non-enveloped, ss + sense RNA viruses
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Enveloped, ds + sense RNA viruses
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Enveloped, ss - sense RNA viruses
Question 40
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Mature Flaviviridae virions are quite labile: sensitive to heat, detergents, common disinfectants
Question 41
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What is interesting about Classical Swine Fever?
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Stable in meat products for weeks/months. Enabled re-introduction and spread
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Stable in the air for weeks/months. Enabled re-introduction and spread
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Not stable in the environment, reintroduction occurred with an accidental release from a laboratory in Germany
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Stable in milk products for weeks/months. Enabled re-introduction and spread
Question 42
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What genera belong to Flaviviridae?
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Flavivirus
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Pestivirus
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Hepacivirus
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Alphavirus
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Rubivirus
Question 43
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What is the pathogenesis of Flaviviridae?
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Bite from infected arthropod-->Viraemia-->Dissemination to target organs (endothelium, liver, foetus, CNS)
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Bite from infected arthropod-->Local virus replication-->Viraemia-->Dissemination to target organs (endothelium, liver, foetus, CNS)
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Bite from infected arthropod-->Local virus replication-->Viraemia-->Dissemination to the heart
Question 44
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What is correct of Japanese Encephalitis epidemiology?
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Pigs are important amplifying hosts
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Water birds are the main reservoir host
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Endemic in South-East Asia (spreading West and South)
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Infections in humans and horses (dead end hosts) often cause severe and fatal encephalitis
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Inapparent infections in other species
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Pigs are dead end hosts
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Pigs are the main reservoir host
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Water birds are dead end hosts
Question 45
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What clinical signs does Japanese encephalitis cause in pigs?
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Reproductive failure (abortion, stillbirths, weak young, otherwise inapparent infection of young)
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Fever, Lethargy and Recovery or Hyperexcitable and Death
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GIT dysfunction
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Total organ necrosis
Question 46
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What clinical signs does Japanese Encephalitis cause in horses?
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Reproductive failure (abortion, stillbirths, weak young, otherwise inapparent infection of young)
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Fever, Lethargy and Recovery or Hyperexcitable and Death
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GIT dysfunction
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Respiratory disease (oronasal discharge)
Question 47
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West Nile Virus can cause (fatal) encephalitis in horses and haemorrhagic fever in humans
Question 48
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Where can West Nile Virus be found?
Question 49
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What is the difference between the acute and chronic forms of bovine virus diarrhoea (BVD)?
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Acute disease – bovine virus diarrhoea
Chronic disease – mucosal disease (persistent infection)
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Acute disease –mucosal disease (persistent infection)
Chronic disease – bovine virus diarrhoea
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Acute disease – death
Chronic disease – mucosal disease (persistent infection)
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Acute disease – bovine virus diarrhoea
Chronic disease – Asymptomatic shedding
Question 50
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What happens when a pregnant cow is infected with BVD vs. a non-pregnant cow?
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Infection of susceptible adult cattle usually of little consequence unless pregnant (transplacental spread common)
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Asymptomatic infection in the feotus
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Abortion of the feotus if infection late in gestation (> 125 days)
Question 51
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[blank_start]Infection early in gestation(< 80[blank_end] days)-- Abortion, mummification, early embryonic death and resorption
[blank_start]Infection late in gestation (> 125[blank_end] days)--Mount active immune response Develop antibody and survive (+/- some pathology)
[blank_start]Infection early in gestation (80-125[blank_end] days)-- Cytopathic strain of BVDV Foetal lesions, weak or dead calves Non-cytopathic strain = tolerance
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Infection early in gestation (80-125
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Infection late in gestation (> 125
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Infection early in gestation (< 80
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Infection late in gestation (<80
Question 52
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What are the symptoms of mucosal BVD?
Question 53
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How can BVD be diagnosed?
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Isolate virus / detect virus antigens (3 cultures),
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Serology (4 fold increase in neutralising titre)
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Immunofluorescence on smears of tissue
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ELISA
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Bacterial culture
Question 54
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How do you control Bovine Viral Diarrhoea?
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Remove persistently infected animals (source of virus)
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Vaccinations (although not fully protective)
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Cull all animals when one is found with BVD
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Utilise disinfectants in sheds and places where animals frequent
Question 55
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Which of the below relate to classical Swine Fever?
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Strains with low virulence – reduced fertility
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Moderate strains – more chronic disease
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Convulsions, sudden death Posterior paresis, paralysis, circling, tremors and death within weeks
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Fever, hyperaemia, purpura
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Highly contagious exotic disease
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2-10 day incubation
Question 56
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How is classical swine fever transmitted?
Question 57
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Where does classical swine fever replicate?
Question 58
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What does CSF cause?