Test 2- Herpesviridae Flashcards
Herpesviridae
Family Herpesviridae
Virus Morphology:
Viruses are enveloped, spherical to pleomorphic in shape.
150-200 nm in diameter.
Icosahedral capsid, T=16.
Capsid consists of 162 capsomers and is surrounded by a layer of globular material, known as the tegument.
Glycoproteins complexes are embed in the lipid envelope.
Family Herpesviridae
Viral Genome:
Monopartite (non-segmented), linear, double-stranded DNA genome of 120-220 kb.
The genome contains terminal and internal reiterated (repeated) sequences.
Herpesvirus genes fall into three general categories:
(1) those encoding proteins concerned with regulatory functions and virus replication (immediate early and early genes).
(2) those encoding structural proteins (late genes).
(3) a heterologous set of “optional” genes, in the sense that they are not found in all herpesviruses and are not essential for replication in cultured cells.
Family Herpesviridae
Viral Replication
DNA replication and encapsidation occurs in the nucleus.
The viral envelope is acquired by budding through the inner layer of the nuclear envelope.
Mature virions accumulate within vacuoles in the cytoplasm and are released by exocytosis or cytolysis.
Family Herpesviridae
General Characteristics:
Family Herpesviridae
Herpesviruses do not survive well outside of the host.
General Characteristics:
Transmission usually requires close contact, especially mucosal contact [coitus,licking, etc.], but droplet infection(less than 1 meter) is also common.
Moist, cool environmental conditions promote extended survival of herpesviruses, and windy conditions can promote aerosol transmission over longer distances.
Latently infected animals serve as reservoir for transmission.
Cell-to-cell fusion facilitates spread of infection and virus is not exposed to immune system.
Family Herpesviridae
general statements
Persistent infection with periodic or continuous shedding occurs in all herpesvirus infections.
Some herpesviruses are oncogenic.
Shedding of virus in nasal, oral, or genital secretions provides the source of infection for other animals, including transfer from dam to offspring.
Reactivation of latent herpesvirus infection is usually associated with stress caused by intercurrent infections, shipping, cold, crowding, or by the administration of glucocorticoid drugs.
Cowdry type A intranuclear inclusion
Syncytium
Virus-specific proteins are also found in the host cell plasma membrane, where they are involved in cell fusion, resulting in formation of Syncytium, or multinucleated giant cells.
Can evade the immune system with these
Syncytium caused by HSV-1 infection in Vero cells
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae
Properties of alpha-Herpesviruses:
Generally highly cytopathic in cell culture, lyse infected cells.
Relatively short replication cycle.
In alphaherpesvirus infections, multiple copies of viral DNA are demonstrable, either as episomes, or more rarely integrated into the chromosomal DNA of latently infected neurons.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae
Properties of alpha-Herpesviruses:
Some alphaherpesviruses, such as pseudorabies virus (suid herpesvirus 1), have a broad host range, whereas most are highly restricted in their natural host range
Many alphaherpesviruses produce localized lesions, particularly in the skin or on the mucosae of the respiratory and genital tracts.
Generalized infections characterized by foci of necrosis in almost any organ or tissue are typical of infection of very young or immunocompromised animals.
In pregnant animals, a mononuclear-cell-associated viremia may result in the transfer of virus across the placenta, leading to abortion, characteristically with multifocal areas of necrosis in several fetal organs.
Focal necrosis seen in liver infected with Equine Herpesvirus 1
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae
Pattern of infection:
Frequently cause latent infections in sensory ganglia.
Virus is reactivated from latency by stress or immunosuppression.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae
Bovine herpesvirus 1
Etiology, Distribution, and Diseases
Diseases: Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, Infectious pustular vulvovaginitis.
Bovine herpes virus 1 has been associated with rhinotracheitis, vulvovaginitis, balanoposthitis, conjunctivitis, abortion, enteritis, and a generalized disease of newborn calves.
Etiology:
Bovine herpes virus 1 (BHV-1).
Only a single serotype of BHV-1 is recognized.
3 subtypes of BHV-1 have been described:
BHV-1.1 (respiratory subtype)
BHV-1.2 (genital subtype)
BHV-1.3 (encephalitic subtype) [Now renamed as bovine herpesvirus 5]
Distribution: Worldwide
Transmission of Bovine herpesvirus 1
Transmission:
Respiratory disease and conjunctivitis result from droplet transmission.
Genital disease may result from coitus or artificial insemination with infective
semen.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Pathogenesis:
Within the animal, dissemination of the virus from the initial focus of infection
probably occurs via a cell-associated viremia.
In both the genital and the respiratory forms of the disease, the lesions are focal areas of epithelial cell necrosis in which there is ballooning of epithelial cells.
Typical herpesvirus inclusions may be present in nuclei at the periphery of necrotic foci.
Intense inflammatory response within the necrotic mucosa, frequently with formation of an overlying accumulation of fibrin and cellular debris (pseudomembrane).
Life-long latent infection with periodic virus shedding occurs after BHV-1
infection.
These animals are potential source of new outbreaks.
All seropositive animals are considered as potential carriers.
Virus can be reactivated from latency by corticosteroids or stress
Sites of Latency:
Trigeminal nerve: Respiratory disease with BHV-1
Sciatic nerve: Genital disease with BHV-1
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Ballooning of the epithelial cells
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Clinical Signs:
Respiratory form (Red Nose, Necrotic Rhinitis, Dust Pneumonia):
Rhinitis, Laryngitis and Tracheitis.
Morbidity and mortality are higher in feedlot cattle than in dairy herds.
Anorexia, fever, depression, serous discharge from eyes and nose.
Conjunctivitis may or may not be present.
Breathing through the mouth and salivation in a bovine affected with IBR.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Clinical signs:
Respiratory form:
Respiratory form:
Inflamed nares give the appearance of having a “red nose”, due to hyperemia.
Nasal lesions consist of numerous clusters of grayish necrotic foci on the mucous membrane of the septal mucosa.
Nasal discharge becomes more profuse and mucopurulent.
Bovine herpesvirus 1- “red nose”
Hemorrhage and Congestion of the Muzzle on left
Fibrinonecrotic Rhinitis on right
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Clinical signs:
Respiratory form:
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Clinical signs:
Respiratory form:
Picture on the left: Hemorrhages and Erosions in the Buccal Mucosa and Gums
Pic on the right: Hemorrhage and Exudates in the Turbinates
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Clinical signs:
Respiratory form:
Diffuse hemorrhages (cut surface of turbinates)
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Necrotic Lesions in Epiglottis
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Clinical signs:
Respiratory form:
Uncomplicated cases recover in 10-14 days
Complications may result from secondary bacterial infection, such as
Mannheimia hemolytica and Pasteurella multocida (Shipping fever) Death is usually the result of secondary bronchopneumonia.
Fibrinopurulent Bronchopneumonia
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Thrombotic Pneumonia
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Ocular form of IBR:
Ocular form of IBR:
Conjunctivitis is a common finding in typical “red nose”. Conjunctiva is inflamed, reddened and edematous.
Profuse ocular discharge.
May be unilateral or bilateral.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Ocular form of IBR:
You have to differentiate bovine herpes virus from…
Do not misdiagnose as Pink-Eye: Remember, IBR lesions are confined to the conjunctiva and no lesions on cornea except diffuse edema.
- Gram-Negative Diplobacilli
- Keratoconjunctivitis
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Abortion:
Abortion:
Occurs as a common sequel to natural infection (can occur 100 days after
infection).
Result of some modified-live virus (MLV) vaccines being given to pregnant animals Animals in contact with IBR-susceptible pregnant animals.
Fetuses in the second half of gestation have a higher incidence of abortion, but early embryonic death is also possible.
Incidence of abortion does not correlate with the severity of disease in the dam, but is often preceded by pustular vulvovaginitis
in pic: Aborted bovine fetus, mid-gestation
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Systemic Disease of Newborn Calves:
Systemic Disease of Newborn Calves:
Severe in calves less than 10 days of age. Often fatal.
Infected in-utero or right after birth.
Calves develop a generalized disease with pyrexia, diarrhea, respiratory
distress, ocular discharge, incoordination, eventually convulsions and death.
Small ulcers of the lining of the forestomachs, and peritonitis.
Hemorrhages in respiratory tract
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Genital Disease:
IPV (Infectious Pustular Vaginitis)
Genital Disease:
IPV (Infectious Pustular Vaginitis)
May occur 1-3 days after coitus.
Frequent urination
Tail is usually held in an elevated position and excessive tail switching is noted Vagina mucosa red and swollen
Mild vaginal discharge
Vulva swollen, red spots and discrete pustules may be noted
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Genital Disease:
Balanoposthitis
Inflammation and pustules in the mucosa of the penis and prepuce
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 1
Control (Vaccination):
Control (Vaccination):
Modified live vaccines, subunit and inactivated vaccines are available.
The subunit vaccines contain the major surface glycoproteins (gB, gC and gD) that
elicit antibody response.
Combination or Multivalent vaccines containing other respiratory pathogens (BSRV,
BVDV) are also available.
Parenteral and intranasal vaccine are available.
Both stimulate the production of humoral antibodies
The parenteral vaccine may cause abortion in pregnant cows.
The intranasal vaccine is safe for use in pregnant cows.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 2
Bovine Ulcerative Mammillitis
Etiology, distribution, host, transmission
Bovine Ulcerative Mammillitis
Etiology: BHV-2, rarely BHV-4
Distribution: Worldwide
Host: Cattle, heifers, usually within 2 weeks after calving. Large herds may have persistent disease.
Transmission:
Direct contact and fomite-mediated, through trauma to skin.
Mechanical transmission by stable flies and other arthropods.
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Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 2
Bovine Ulcerative Mammillitis
Clinical signs:
Bovine Ulcerative Mammillitis Clinical signs:
In severe cases, teat is swollen and painful, skin is bluish, exudes serum, formation of raw ulcers.
Vesicles occur, but not commonly seen.
Reduction in milk yield.
High incidence of mastitis.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 2
Bovine Ulcerative Mammillitis
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 2
Pseudo-Lumpy Skin Disease
Pseudo-Lumpy Skin Disease
Cattle are infected.
Occurs most commonly in southern Africa.
Mechanical transmission of the virus occurs by arthropods.
Clinical signs:
Mild fever, followed by the sudden appearance of skin nodules: a few, or many,
on the face, neck, back, and perineum.
The nodules have a flat surface with a slightly depressed center, and involve
only the superficial layers of the epidermis, which undergo necrosis. Shorter course of the disease than Lumpy-Skin Disease
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Bovine herpesvirus 2
Pseudo-Lumpy Skin Disease
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies (Aujeszky disease, Mad itch)
Etiology and host
Etiology: Porcine herpesvirus 1/Suid herpesvirus 1
Host:
Primarily a disease of swine (pigs).
Diverse range of secondary hosts, including horses, cattle, sheep, goats, dogs,
cats, and many feral species, can become infected and develop disease.
Humans are refractory(resistant) to infection.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies (Aujeszky disease, Mad itch)
Transmission in Primary Host and secondary host:
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky disease, Mad itch)
Transmission in Primary Host:
Recovered pigs act as primary reservoirs, and are latent carrier of virus for life.
Rodents (Rats) can also act as reservoirs, and transmit disease from Farm-to-Farm.
Transmission Routes:
Virus shed in saliva, nasal discharges and milk of infected pigs.
Virus not shed in urine or feces.
Transmission can occur by licking, biting, aerosol, ingestion of contaminated carcass, water and feed.
Transmission in Secondary Host:
Dogs and Cats: Ingestion of infected pig carcass/meat, or rodents. Cattle: Direct contact with infected pigs, oral and nasal routes.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Pathogenesis and Spread of the Virus
Pathogenesis:
After natural infection, the primary site of viral replication is upper respiratory tract.
Spread of Virus:
Following infection, virus replicates in tonsils and nasopharynx.
The virus spreads via the lymphatics to regional lymph nodes, where replication
continues.
A brief viremia is associated with virulent strains, with localization of virus in
different organs.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Virus spread in the CNS and the lesions in the CNS
Virus spread in CNS:
Virus also spreads to CNS via axons of cranial nerves.
Virus continues to spread within the CNS.
Preference for neurons of the pons and medulla.
CNS Lesions:
Ganglioneuritis
Nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis
Perivascular cuffing
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
CNS lesion
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Clinical Signs
Clinical Signs:
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
The clinical signs in pigs depend on the age of the affected animal.
Nonimmune piglets:
~100% mortality rate
Nonimmune pregnant sows:
~50% abortion rate
Older piglets, growers, and adult pigs:
Mild disease; mortality rate < 2%
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies (Aujeszky disease, Mad itch)
Clinical Signs:
Clinical Signs:
A generalized febrile response (41°–42°C [105.8°–107.6°F]), anorexia, and weight loss are seen in infected pigs of all ages.
Pruritus (Itching), a dominant feature in secondary hosts, is rare in Pigs. It is mostly found in secondary hosts!
Piglets born to nonimmune sows:
Most susceptible. Signs of CNS disease (incoordination of hindlimbs, fitting, tremors and paddling) are more commonly seen.
Piglet with outstretched forelimb
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies (Aujeszky disease, Mad itch)
Signs of CNS disease
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies (Aujeszky disease, Mad itch
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Clinical signs
Weaned pigs and growing pigs:
Weaned pigs and growing pigs:
Central nervous signs may be reduced and an increase in respiratory signs.
Respiratory diseases often associated with secondary infections.
Listlessness, depression, sneezing, coughing, and moderate fever (40°C), vomiting.
Incoordination and pronounced muscle spasm, circling, and intermittent convulsions.
Weaned pig showing signs of severe depression. The animal also presented with pneumonia and head pressing
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Clinical Signs:
Nonimmune Pregnant Sows:
Clinical Signs:
Nonimmune Pregnant Sows:
Infection before 30th day of gestation result in death and resorption of embryo. Infection in late pregnancy may result in mummified, macerated, stillborn, weak,
or normal swine.
Up to 20% of sows aborting are infertile on next breeding, but eventually
conceive.
Mummified pigs, a symptom of Pseudorabies
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Clinical Signs:
Nonimmune Pregnant Sows:
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Necropsy Findings:
Necropsy Findings:
Gross lesions are often absent or minimal
Serous to fibrinous rhinitis is common and a necrotic tonsillitis.
Liver and spleen typically have yellow-white necrotic foci (2-3 mm) Necrotic placentitis and endometritis may be observed.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Necropsy Findings:
Necrotizing Tonsillitis
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Rhinitis in snout of pig with Pseudorabies
Secondary Hosts
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Secondary Hosts
Ruminants
Dogs
Cats
Goats, Sheep, Horses
Intense pruritus
Hyperacute, Rapid progress, High mortality
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Secondary Hosts
Cattle (Mad Itch):
Cattle (Mad Itch):
Intense pruritus (Itching).
Cattle may become frenzied.
Progressive involvement of CNS, stage of paralysis, ataxia.
Death from respiratory failure.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Secondary Hosts
Pruritus—self trauma
Swollen eyelid due to intense rubbing. Profuse salivation
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Secondary Hosts
Dogs and cats
Dogs:
Frenzy associated with pruritus. Self-mutilation.
Paralysis of jaws and pharynx with drooling of saliva Plaintive howling
Unlike rabies, the dogs do not tend to attack
Cats:
Disease progress so rapidly that pruritus may not be observed.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Secondary Hosts
Dog with pseudorabies and self- mutilation injuries
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Secondary Hosts
Paralysis of the Jaws and Pharynx, Profuse Salivation
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies
Dx
Diagnosis:
The history and clinical signs
Histopathology: Intranuclear eosinophilic inclusion bodies, CNS lesions (perivascular cuffing)
Serology: Serum neutralization, ELISA, Immunohistochemistry or fluorescent antibody staining of frozen tissue sections
Nucleic acid detection by PCR
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Pseudorabies in Pigs
Vaccination:
Vaccination:
Vaccination of swine in enzootic areas reduce losses.
Vaccination do not prevent infection, or establishment of latent infection by wild-
type virus, but can alleviate clinical signs in pigs of certain ages.
Recombinant DNA, deletion-mutant, live-attenuated, and inactivated vaccines are
available.
A pseudorabies vaccine from which both the thymidine kinase and a glycoprotein
gene have been deleted is available.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1)
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1)
Most virulent equine herpesvirus
Distribution: EHV-1 is endemic in horse populations around the world
Transmission: Inhalation of infected aerosols, direct or indirect contact with nasal discharges, aborted fetuses, placenta or placental fluids.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1)
Latency:
Latency of EHV-1 maintains the virus:
Latency of EHV-1 allow the virus to survive and spread within the equine population.
A latent EHV-1 can reside in tissues of the CNS (neuron cell bodies, specifically the trigeminal ganglia) and lymph system (leukocytes, more specifically lymphocytes) without causing any clinical symptoms of disease.
When host is immunosuppressed; the virus is then reactivated, causing disease, or shedding of virus once again.
Outcomes of Equine Herpes Virus- 1
Life Cycle of Equine Herpes Virus
Cell-associated viremia (macrophages, other leukocytes) protects
Cell-associated viremia (macrophages, other leukocytes) protects EHV-1 from immune system, allow spread into endothelial lining of blood vessels in the CNS and pregnant uterus
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1)
Pathogenesis:
Immunosuppression
EVS -1 codes a protein that inhibits TAP protein, thereby blocking delivery of antigen to class I MHC molecules.
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1)
Pathogenesis:
Pathogenesis:
The principal route of EHV-1 infection is via the respiratory tract.
Following infection of epithelial cells, EHV-1 infects endothelial cells in the lamina propria.
Virus-infected mononuclear cells and T lymphocytes subsequently appear in the drainage lymph nodes and are released into the circulation producing viremia.
Following infection of respiratory epithelium, latent infections are established in circulating T lymphocytes and trigeminal ganglionic neurons.
Reactivation results in shedding of virus from nasal epithelium and probably uterine infection.
The central lesion caused by EHV-1 responsible for the three types of conditions seen (Respiratory, reproductive & CNS) is an infection of endothelial cells, leading to vascular necrosis, thrombus formation and subsequent death to the tissues serviced by these blood vessels (Ischemia).
Cell-associated viremia confers protection from the body’s immune defenses and allows the virus to spread to endothelial cells lining blood vessels in the CNS and pregnant uterus, resulting in CNS signs or abortion respectively.
Pulmonary Consolidation
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Equine herpes virus 4 (EHV-4)
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1)
Respiratory Disease
Respiratory Disease:
Subfamily: Alphaherpesvirinae Equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1)
Affects mostly younger horses
Rhinopneumonitis
Fever (38.9-41.7 °c), bilateral nasal discharge, coughing, inappetence and depression Secondary bacterial infections