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1
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What 2 viruses and bacteria are involved in the kennel cough complex?

A

Canine Parainfluenza virus, Canine adenovirus type 2, bordetella bronchoseptica

2
Q

What does type 1 canine adenovirus cause?

A

hepatitis

3
Q

When are dogs vunerable to canine herpes virus?

A

Neonatal puppies under 3 days of age who are not suckling sufficiently

4
Q

What cells of the respiratory tract does canine respiratory coronavirus infect?

A

Tracheal epithelium and goblet cells.

5
Q

Why mycoplasma species is associated with respiratory disease in the dog?

A

M. cynos

6
Q

How is canine infectious respiratory disease spread?

A

Transmitted by aerosols/droplets. Spread quickly and seen commonly in dogs housed in large groups

7
Q

What are the symptoms of CIRD?

A

Cough, retching, nasal and ocular discharge

8
Q

What further presentations suggest the CIRD has developed into systemic infection?

A

Depression, pyrexia and inappetance

9
Q

What ways can you test for CIRD?

A

Tracheo-bronchial lavage, faecal swab (rule out angiostrongylus), Haematology, Radiography or Rhinoscopy

10
Q

How would you treat CIRD?

A

Antibiotics, Cough suppressants, bronchodilators, mucolytics

11
Q

What immunoglobin do intranasal vaccines stimulate?

A

mostly IgA

12
Q

What is the disadvantage of intranasal vaccines?

A

It provides only short term immunity

13
Q

How long before going into kennels must kennel cough vaccine be administered?

A

5 days

14
Q

What body fluids is canine distemper virus shed in?

A

All of them

15
Q

Describe the pathogenesis of canine distemper virus

A

Virus enters respiratory tract, spreads to tonsils and local lymph nodes, infects monocytes and macrophages, Viraemia and systemic dissemination

16
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Where in the body does distemper virus replicate?

A

In the lymphoid tissue

17
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What are the clinical signs of canine distemper virus?

A

Nasal and ocular discharge, cough, diarrhoea, vomiting, depression, anorexia, CNS signs, hyperkeratosis of nose and pads, enamel hyperplasia

18
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How can you treat distemper virus?

A

Treat symptoms and prevent secondary infection with antobiotics

19
Q

How can canine influenza virus kill?

A

By causing haemorrhagic pneumonia

20
Q

What streptococcus has recently been noted as infecting dogs?

A

S. Equi