Canine infectious disease questions Flashcards
Jaundice, abdominal pain, epistaxis and petechial haemorrhage are clinical signs that may be associated with which canine infectious disease?
Canine leptospirosis and Canine hepatitis
Which canine infectious disease is has particular affinity for rapidly dividing cells and can affect the intestines, bone marrow and myocardium?
Canine parvovirus
Which canine infectious disease can be diagnosed by a blood ELISA test or a urine PCR analysis?
Canine leptospirosis
What is the aetiological agent responsible for canine parvovirus enteritis?
Canine parvovirus - 2
Which canine infectious virus can spread to the skin and nervous system as well as the respiratory, intestinal and urinary systems?
Canine distemper virus can spread in a multi-systemic nature hence the large variety of clinical signs possible
Which is the most commonly used method of diagnosing canine contagious respiratory disease?
Clinical signs and history
Which canine infectious disease can be treated using penicillin?
Why?
Canine leptospirosis as it is a bacterial infection and therefore antibiotics are used to target the primary disease causing agent
What is the recommended vaccination interval for canine distemper virus in the UK?
Every 3 years
Which canine infectious disease can cause clouding of the cornea leading to ‘blue eye’?
Canine infectious hepatitis may cause corneal oedema during the covalescent phase which gives the eye a bluish appearence
In which disease does the infectious agent replicate in the blood, renal tubules and liver?
Canine leptospirosis
What are the clinical signs of canine parvovirus infection?
Haemorrhagic diarrhoea, vomiting, dehydration, shock.
Enteritis is the most common presentation and can be severe leading to acute dehydration, malnourishment and death
Which of the following statements is correct?
Canine parvovirus and distemper are zoonotic
Canine distemper and leptospirosis are zoonotic
Leptospirosis and canine parvovirus are zoonotic
Leptospirosis and rabies are zoonotic
Leptospirosis and rabies are zoonotic
Which of the canine diseases is caused by an agent related to human measles and can be fatal in ferrets?
Canine distemper virus
Which of the following is currently prevented by annual vaccination in the UK ?
Canine parvovirus
Canine distemper virus
Canine infectious hepatitis
Canine leptospirosis
Canine leptospirosis
Using your knowledge, what disease that you think has the best likely prognosis for an infected dog?
Why?
Canine contagious respiratory disease as this is usually mild and self limiting. It is associated with a more favourable prognosis than the other diseases we have learned.
