Flashcards in equine infectious anaemia Deck (21):
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equine infectious anaemia shortform is
EIA
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equine infectious anaemia is also known as
swamp fever
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equine infectious anaemia is caused by which virus
lentivirus
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characteristic clinical signs of EIA virus
it is demonstrated in blood as long as the animal lives
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tell about the spread of EIA virus/lentivirus
transmitted mechanically be
mosquitoes(culex) or
bitting flies(stomoxys,tabanus)
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characteristic point regarding spread of EIA
not spread by direct contact
requires vector
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why is the disease called equine infectious anaemia
anaemia occurs due to haemolysis & erythrophagocytosis
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RBC are coated by ______ and _________ in EIA infection
antiviral antibodies
complement 3
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what is the reason of GLOMERULITIS in EIA?
deposition of IgG and C3 in kidney
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EIA can be divided into 3 types. i.e.
acute
subacute
chronic
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in acute form of EIA death occurs in
1 momnth
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what is the count of RBC in acute form of EIA
4 million/mm2
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main feature of subacute form of EIA
relapsing fever
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RBC count in subacute form of EIA
1.5 million/mm3
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RBC count in chronic form of EIA
2-3 million/mm3
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RBC count in EIA
acute
subacute
chronic
ACUTE=4
SUBACUTE=1.5
CHRONIC=2 to 3
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main postmortem lesion in chronic form of EIA
hypertrophy of
spleen
bone marrow
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why there is hypertrophy of speen and bone marrow in EIA
due to stimulus of haematopoeisis
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what type of anaemia occurs in equine infectious anaemia
normocytic
normochromic
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name the specific test for diagnosing EIA
coggins test
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