Feline Viruses 2

Question 1

What does FHV stand for?

Answer 1

Feline herpes virus (Type 1)

Question 2

Where is FHV found?

Answer 2

World wide

Question 3

What kind of virus if FHV?

Answer 3

Herpes, DS DNA, enveloped (therefore has latency period)

Question 4

Explain the transmission of FHV

Answer 4

Question 5

Is there a vx for FHV?

Answer 5

Yes part of FVRCP vx but apparently doesn’t work great

Question 6

What are the clinical signs of acute FHV?

Answer 6

feline rhinotacheitis, conjunctavitus, superficial & deep corneal ulcers, dendritic ulcers, sneezing, nasal discharge

Question 7

Clinical signs of chronic FHV?

Answer 7

Stromal keratitis, chronic rhinosinustis, can lead to blindness, chronic sneezing and nasal discharge

Question 8

What is the incubation period of FHV?

Answer 8

2-6 days

Question 9

What feline viruses affect the respiratory tract?

Answer 9

FHV and FCV

Question 10

What does FCV stand for?

Answer 10

Feline Calici virus (not feline corona virus!!)

Question 11

What type of virus if FCV?

Answer 11

small ssRNA RNA virus, non enveloped, there for there is a lot of strains

Question 12

How does FCV spread?

Answer 12

Predominantly via oral and nasal discharge in the ACUTE phase

Question 13

Explain the transmission of FCV

Answer 13

Question 14

How long do cats shed when they hav FCV?

Answer 14

Cat will continue shedding past clinical signs most of them shed for at least 30 days post infection and a few for several years up to life long

Question 15

Where is FCV spread ?

Answer 15

Widespread

Question 16

What are the clinical outcomes of FCV?

Answer 16

• Acute oral and upper respiratory tract disease
• Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS)
• Limping syndrome
• Paw and mouth disease (only in Australia)
• Virulent systemic feline calicivirus (VS-FCV)
  infection

Question 17

What is one way to tell FCV acute oral and upper respiratory tract disease from FHV?

Answer 17

ORAL ULCERS

Question 18

FCV acute oral and upper respiratory tract disease often _________, with _____, ______, or __________

Answer 18

co-infections with FHV, Chlamydia felis or
Mycoplasma felis

Question 19

What age cats are most likely infected by FCV acute oral and upper respiratory tract?

Answer 19

YOUNG

Question 20

How do you treat FCV acute oral and upper respiratory tract?

Answer 20

Usually self limiting and resolve within a few days, only symptomatic treatment is needed

Question 21

What is FCV Feline chronic gingivostomatitis?

Answer 21

Caudal stomatitis must be identified in order to diagnose FCGS

Question 22

What is FCV limping syndrome? And when can it occur?

Answer 22

Lameness associated with acute viremia and localization of virus and/or immune complexes in joints. Lasts 24-48 hours and can shift between legs

Can occur following vaccination or infection

Question 23

What is paw and mouth disease?

Answer 23

Erosion of paw pads and inflammation if the interdigital areas. Probably a milder form of VS-FCV. Only described in Austrailia

Question 24

What is VS-FCV?

Answer 24

Facial edema (vasculitis), hair loss, systemic crusted lesions, paw lesions

Question 25

What are the implications of VS-FCV?

Answer 25

High mortality (70%), strand that causes this is not the same common resp FCV, vaccine may not be protective

Question 26

Is there a vaccine for FCV?

Answer 26

Yes, part of FVRCP vx

Question 27

What type of infection is panleukopenia?

Answer 27

Systemic

Question 28

What type of virus is panleukopenia?

Answer 28

ssDNA, non enveloped, Parvo virus. Therefore also called feline Parvo virus (FPV)

Question 29

Where does panleukopenia replicate?

Answer 29

lymphoid tissues (thymus, spleen, bone marrow) and other rapid dividing cells: intestine, bone marrow, and in embryonic tissue.

Question 30

Is panleukopenia stable?

Answer 30

Yes very stable in the environment! B/c non enveloped , can stay in environment for unto 6 months

Question 31

If pregnant cats get infected with panleukopenia what happens?

Answer 31

FPV antigen is present in the cerebellum of kittens for weeks, causing cerebella hypoplasia

Question 32

What is different about panleukopenia and FHV and FCV?

Answer 32

Persistent infections and persistent viral shedding are rare

Question 33

Explain the possible pathological outcomes of panlleukopenia

Answer 33

Question 34

What are the clinical signs of panleukopenia?

Answer 34

-hemorrhagic enteritis -Segmental hyperaemia -Intestinal damage/ sloughing of gut epithelium with fibrinous casts -(Same GI signs as dogs) -Dehydrated -Cerebella hypoplasia (leading to neurological signs)

Question 35

Is there a vx for panleukopenia?

Answer 35

Yes part of FVRCP, works very well

Question 36

What is H5N1?

Answer 36

High pathogenic avian influenza

Question 37

How doe cats get infected with H5N1?

Answer 37

By eating an infected bird

Question 38

What H of influenza can infect cats?

Answer 38

H5

Question 39

How can cats get infected with cow pox?

Answer 39

Through eating rodents, therefore outdoor cats. no aerosol transmission has to touch lesion

Question 40

Where is feline cowpox found?

Answer 40

Mainly in Europe, not in North America

Question 41

What feline virus is zoonotic? What does it lead to?

Answer 41

Feline cowpox, can lead to necrotising ulcers and lymphadenitis

Question 42

How do you treat feline cowpox?

Answer 42

Typically self limiting, but can go systemic, causing pulmonary cowpox

Question 43

Sars-CoV-2/ COVID 19 is what kind of virus?

Answer 43

enveloped ss+ RNA virus, corona virus

Question 44

What clinical signs do cats infected with Sars-CoV-2 have?

Answer 44

None but they produce a lot of virus

Question 45

Who can cats transmit Sars-CoV-2 to?

Answer 45

- cat-to-cat - Human to cat transmission - Cat to human transmission not demonstrated (although likly possible)