Cat Infectious Dz Review 3

Question 1

Infection with this virus can cause cancer?

Answer 1

FeLV

Question 2

Gamma-retrovirus

Answer 2

FeLV

Question 3

How much more increased is lymphoma risk in patients with FeLV?

Answer 3

60x

Question 4

How is FeLV transmitted?

Answer 4

Oronasal

Question 5

Hematopoietic malignacy, myelosuppression, and coinfections

Answer 5

FeLV

Question 6

Caused by fighting or exposure to other cats

Answer 6

FeLV

Question 7

Which protein is used for FeLV diagnosis?

Answer 7

Gag protein p27

Question 8

Every anemia/myodysplastic cat should be tested for which virus?

Answer 8

FeLV

Question 9

What kind of chemo can you use against FeLV?

Answer 9

AZT, didanosine

Question 10

Which virus does vaccination NOT interfere with testing?

Answer 10

FeLV

Question 11

FeLV is assoc. w/sarcoma formation especially if given at the same time as what other viral disease?

Answer 11

Rabies

Question 12

Lentivirus transmitted via saliva or blood through bites or fights/wounds

Answer 12

FIV

Question 13

Where does FIV replicate?

Answer 13

Thymus, spleen, LNs

Question 14

Causes a reversal of Cd4+: CD8+ ratio

Answer 14

FIV

Question 15

This virus disrupts normal immune function

Answer 15

FIV

Question 16

How long can the asymptomatic FIV phase last?

Answer 16

Years

Question 17

Infection, neuro changes, ocular disease, neoplasia

Answer 17

Terminal FIV (AIDS)

Question 18

How can you treat signs of FIV?

Answer 18

rHu-EPO/Darbepoetin (stims BM)

Question 19

Cats are the definitive hosts for which disease?

Answer 19

Toxoplasmosis (T. gondii)

Question 20

T. gondii has more prevalence in which cats?

Answer 20

Raw meat diets

Question 21

When do Toxoplasmosis tachyzoites exist?

Answer 21

Active stage

Question 22

How is T. gondii transmitted?

Answer 22

Congenital, ingestion of infected tissues, contaminated food/water

Question 23

Causes small bowel diarrhea in cats

Answer 23

T. gondii

Question 24

How does T. gondii CBC/chem present?

Answer 24

Basically everything is increased, non-regen anemia

Question 25

How do you treat T. gondii?

Answer 25

Clindamycin

Question 26

Which cat disease can cause transplacental infection of the human feuts?

Answer 26

T. gondii

Question 27

How are cats infected with Bartonella?

Answer 27

Ticks and fleas

Question 28

How do you treat Bartonella in a cat?

Answer 28

Doxycycline

Question 29

Cat scratch disease is caused by what?

Answer 29

Bartonella henselae

Question 30

What organism causes tuberculosis or feline leprosy?

Answer 30

Mycobacterium

Question 31

This feline disease is ubiquitous in soil

Answer 31

Mycobacterium

Question 32

Which Mycobacterium is most zoonotic?

Answer 32

M. bovis

Question 33

How do you treat Mycobacterium in cats?

Answer 33

Fuoroquinolones