LATG 14 common health problems

Question 1

Wet tail disease

Answer 1

hamsters enteritis, diarrhea;Bacterial

Question 2

Porcine epidemic diarrhea

Answer 2

Greasy or watery diarrhea, dehydration, death; Viral

Question 3

Piglet diarrhea, scours

Answer 3

Coccidial;Proliferative enteritis, diarrhea

Question 4

Mucoid enteropathy

Answer 4

Mucus hypersecretion, diarrhea

Question 5

Murine colonic hyperplasia; Bacterial

Answer 5

Colonic hyperplasia, rectal prolapse; bacterial

Question 6

Rat rotavirus-like agent (RVLA)

Answer 6

Viral; Diarrhea, perianal dermatitis

Question 7

Enteropathy

Answer 7

Diarrhea, abdominal pain, dehydration; Bacterial

Question 8

Mouse Hepatitis Virus

Answer 8

highly contagious and spreads rapidly through mouse colonies; contaminate cell lines, transplantable tumors, diarrhea

Question 9

Mouse Parvovirus

Answer 9

is also a disease of the digestive tract; but unlike MHV, it is always subclinical.

Question 10

pinworms

Answer 10

In severe infections, rough hair coats, weight loss, decreased growth rates, constipation, and rectal prolapses may occur. Syphacia spp. (anal tape test) and Aspiculuris tetraptera

Question 11

Helicobacter

Answer 11

Helicobacter hepaticus is of primary importance due to its ability to cause intestinal inflammation and hepatic neoplasia (PCR detect)

Question 12

Corynebacterium bovis

Answer 12

bacterial pathogen; hyperkeratotic dermatitis is caused by inflammatory infiltration of the skin, and is transient and recurring

Question 13

Mycoplasmosis

Answer 13

Mycoplasma pulmonis; produces a clinical disease called murine respiratory mycoplasmosis (MRM)

Question 14

Rat Respiratory Disease (Pneumocystis)

Answer 14

fungus that causes disease in the respiratory tract (P. carinii)

Question 15

Sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV)

Answer 15

highly contagious coronavirus of rats that affects the lacrimal (tear), salivary, and Harderian glands

Question 16

Mouse Norovirus

Answer 16

most widespread viral infection of mice; weight loss, hunching, pneumonia, hepatitis, and, in some cases, meningitis. fecal oral trans.

Question 17

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus

Answer 17

hamsters and wild mice

Question 18

Tyzzer’s Disease

Answer 18

Clostridium piliforme; diarrhea or no symptoms

Question 19

Nasal Dermatitis

Answer 19

Gerbils may develop nasal dermatitis, or sore nose, as a result of increased porphyrin secretion from the Harderian glands in response to stress, such as overcrowding and high humidity

Question 20

Bacterial Pneumonia

Answer 20

death in guinea pigs; Bordetella bronchiseptica and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 21

Pododermatitis

Answer 21

(bumblefoot) is a condition of the foot in which the footpad becomes inflamed or develops sores, often occurring in guinea pigs that are housed on rough surfaces or wire floors

Question 22

Coccidiosis

Answer 22

protozoan disease of conventionally housed rabbits; Clinical signs include poor weight gain; sticky feces; and profuse, watery, and sometimes bloody diarrhea, altered liber function : fecal float

Question 23

Pasteurellosis

Answer 23

Pasteurella multocida;nasal and ocular discharge which may stain the forelegs, sneezing, head tilt (due to an ear infection), abscesses, and genital infections.

Question 24

Canine Distemper

Answer 24

viral infection;nasal and ocular discharge, fever, inappetance, and photophobia

Question 25

Aleutian Disease

Answer 25

chronic wasting disease caused by a parvovirus.; weight loss, lethargy, tremors, and paralysis

Question 26

Insulinomas

Answer 26

common tumor of ferrets that involves the islet cells of the pancreas;

Question 27

Aplastic Anemia

Answer 27

abnormally high levels of estrogen in female ferrets

Question 28

Infectious Tracheobronchitis; kennel cough dog

Answer 28

Bordetella bronchiseptica, canine adenoviruses, parainfluenza, reovirus, and canine herpesvirus; harsh, dry cough, which is made worse by excitement or activity

Question 29

Canine Parvovirus

Answer 29

acute intestinal disease of dogs;depression; vomiting; dehydration; inactivity; and liquid, bloody diarrhea

Question 30

Otitis Externa dog

Answer 30

ear problem common in dogs is otitis externa. Causes include ear mites (Otodectes cynotis), trauma, fungi, bacteria, wax, hair, moisture, and foreign objects such as grass or excess dirt

Question 31

Heartworms dog

Answer 31

Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) Right atrium and pulmonary artery

Question 32

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

Answer 32

frequent, painful, or difficult urination; hematuria; and straining accompanied by vocalization;stones in the urine called uroliths F

Question 33

Feline Otitis Externa

Answer 33

with or without ear mites (Notoedres cati) and may involve bacteria and yeast (Malassezia pachydermatis);antibiotic, antifungal, or antiparasitic

Question 34

Feline Respiratory Diseases

Answer 34

by sneezing, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, salivation, and oral ulceration.

Question 35

Q fever

Answer 35

rickettsial disease caused by Coxiella burnetii that can be passed in body fluids, such as blood, milk or amniotic fluid, and through placental membranes; transmitted primarily by aerosol

Question 36

Orf

Answer 36

poxvirus and is also called sore mouth or contagious ecthyma;poxlike blisters on the lips, nose, udders, and sometimes the feet of affected animals.

Question 37

Pasteurellosis

Answer 37

bacterial infection involving Pasteurella multocida; septicemia respiratory and mastitis

Question 38

Respiratory Disease swine

Answer 38

multifactoral- acute and limited, such as influenza, swine fever, and porcine circovirus;atropic rhinitis or mycoplasmal pneumonia. disease (PCVD),

Question 39

Hypernatremia

Answer 39

salt toxicity- lack of water intake

Question 40

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

Answer 40

viral disease that causes abortion and stillbirths of fetuses and respiratory illness in piglets which may be fatal.

Question 41

Porcine Circovirus

Answer 41

PCV2wasting, poor growth, diarrhea, jaundice, anemia and immunological deficits. It is transmitted by the aerosol, fecal-oral, and contact routes, making it nearly ubiquitous and very difficult to control

Question 42

Staphylococcus hyicus

Answer 42

bacteria found normally on the skin surface;bacterial septicemia, fever, arthritis, and death

Question 43

Malignant Hyperthermia

Answer 43

metabolic disease of skeletal muscles due to anesthesia- increase in temp and muscle rigidity. ice packs and supportive care.

Question 44

Red leg

Answer 44

Bacterial Septicemia (Aeromonas hydrophila) in frogs-environmental disturbance, such as a sudden temperature change, an increase in population density, a dietary change, or stress due to shipment

Question 45

Cutaneous Capillariasis

Answer 45

Pseudocapillaroides xenopi is a common nematode found in the skin of Xenopus laevis. have decreased egg production; dry, rough skin; skin hemorrhage; and inappetence; treated with antihelminths

Question 46

Chytridiomycosis

Answer 46

fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatis;causes thickening and ulceration of the amphibian’s skin affecting hydration, respiration, thermoregulation, and osmotic balance

Question 47

Bloat/dropsy frog

Answer 47

Dropsy; hard body- floats at the top of the tank, bacterial infection with Aeromonas hydrophila- fluid accumulation in body cavity. “soft” bloat; edema in tissues- soak in epsom salt- poor diet and water quality

Question 48

Bacterial Gill Disease

Answer 48

bacterial (fin rot)Flavobacterium columnare: attacks fish when poor water quality or overfeeding conditions exist or when fish are stressed-chemically with bathing affected animals in chloramine

Question 49

Mycobacteriosis

Answer 49

chronic disease can be subclinical or cause symptoms such as lethargy and some deaths, especially in immunocompromised fish;emaciation, skin ulcerations, and nodules in the abdominal cavity

Question 50

Velvet Disease

Answer 50

flagellate Piscinoodinium pillulare: grows film on the skin and the gills:Treatments are atabrine (an antimalarial drug) plus sea salts.

Question 51

Intestinal Capillariasis

Answer 51

nematode Pseudocapillaria tomentosa is an endoparasitic worm that enters the gut and causes wasting disease in fish

Question 52

Microsporidiosis

Answer 52

common disease of freshwater fish: fungal parasite Pseudoloma neurophilia: emaciation and spinal curvature

Question 53

Ich

Answer 53

white spot disease for the skin nodules:ciliate protozoa Ichthyophthirius multifilis ; repeated dilute fomralin baths

Question 54

Gas bubble Disease

Answer 54

fish absorb these dissolved gases through their gills, gases come out of solution, creating bubbles in the bloodstream and throughout the body. KILLS LOTS OF FISH

Question 55

New Tank Syndrome

Answer 55

large amounts of ammonia created by large amount of fish without proper about of bacteria to break down into nitrites-