Astro, Toga, Flavi Flashcards
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Avian nephritis is caused by astroviruses
True
The mortality of avian nephritis is 50-60%
False
Avian nephritis replicates in the gut
True
Broilers are regularly vaccinated against avian nephritis virus
False
Urate deposition is a postmortem lesion of avian nephritis
True
Clinical signs of avian nephritis can be seen in the first four weeks of life T
True
Avian nephritis virus usually causes diseases in chickens of 1-3 weeks of age
True
Avian nephritis is more frequent in waterfowl than in chicken
False
Avian nephritis virus caused by a picornavirus
False
Only chickens are susceptible to avian nephritis virus
True
Avian nephritis virus is transmitted by rodents
False
Chickens are frequently seropositive for avian nephritis
True
Avian nephritis virus caused by a picornavirus.
False
Attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of chicken from avian nephritis virus
False
Togaviruses are strongly resistant to the environmental conditions
False
Togaviruses are transmitted by mosquitoes
True
The clinical appearance of togavirus infection is dose dependent
True
Togaviruses cause airborne infection
False
Togaviruses cause encephalomyelitis in horses in East-Asia and in Australia only
False
Several togaviruses are zoonotic agents
True
No vaccines are available against togaviruses
False
Horse encephalomyelitis viruses are transmitted by ticks
False
Abortion is the main clinical sign of togavirus infection results in abortion of horses
False
The leading clinical sign of togavirus infection is the frothy nasal discharge
False