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Lecture 17 Flashcards

1
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What are Papillomaviridae

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Small double stranded, circular DNA

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2
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How many genomes do Papillomaviridae have

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8000 base pairs

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What do Papillomaviridae cause

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Papillomas

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4
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Are Papillomaviridae stable

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Yes, they have a low mutation rate

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How do Papillomavirus infections occur

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Micro-injury to stratified squamous epithelium allows the virus access to cel receptors in the basement membrane

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6
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Where do Papillomaviruses bind

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After binding a capsid conformational change allows the virus to bind to basal keratinocytes

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7
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How does Papillomaviridae alter cells (3)

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  1. Inhibiting apoptosis
  2. Inhibiting immune signalling
  3. Increasing cellular proliferation
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How is Papillomaviridae shed from the body

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Through cellular desquamation

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9
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What are the types of papillomas (5)

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  1. Cutaneous/mucosal tropism
  2. Site predilections
  3. Focal and multifocal
  4. Raised, hyper plastic
  5. In-apparent to large masses
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10
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What are the types of neoplasia (3)

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  1. Carcinoma in-situ
  2. Invasive carcinoma
  3. Sarcoids
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11
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Is treatment of Papillomavirus essential

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No it is unnecessary

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12
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How to prevent the spread of Papillomaviruses

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Disinfection with formaldehyde of stalls, fence posts and other environmental virus reservoirs

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13
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What are bovine papillomavirus

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Muscutaneous papillomas that develop on the haired skin, tongue, teats, penis and vulva and upper alimentary papillomas that develop in the oral cavity, oesophagus and rumen

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14
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Where can equine papillomavirus develop

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Anywhere on the animal’s body

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What are equine sarcoids

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Persistent and progressive skin lumps that occur mainly around the head, in the axilla and the groin area, as well as developing wounds

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16
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What are equine sarcoids caused by

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An infection from bovine papillomaviruses

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17
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What are the 6 types of sarcoids

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  1. Occult
  2. Verrucose
  3. Nodular
  4. Fibroblastic
  5. Mixed
  6. Malevolent
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18
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What are occult sarcoids

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Flat, grey and persistent, often circular or roughly circular

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What are verrucose sarcoids

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Grey, scabby or warty in appearance and may contain small, split nodules; possible surface ulcerations; well-defined or cover large, ill defined areas

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What are nodular sarcoids

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Multiple, discrete, solid nodules of variable size; may ulcerate and bleed

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What are fibroblastic sarcoids

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Fleshy masses, either with a thin pedicle or a wide, flat base that commonly bleed easily; may have wet, hemorrhagic surface

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22
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What are mixed sarcoids

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Variable mixtures of two or more types

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What are malevolent sarcoids

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An extremely rare, aggressive tumour that spreads extensively through the skin; cords of the tumour tissue intersperses with nodules and ulcerating fibroblastic lesions

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24
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What are sarcoid treatment

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Surgical excision is commonly acknowledged to have a high rate of recurrence. Cryotherapy and laser-assisted excision have variable success

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25
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What is canine parvovirus

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A highly contagious cause of acute, infectious gastrointestinal illness in young dogs

26
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What is canine parvovirus characterised by

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Sudden onset of bloody diarrhoea, vomiting, anorexia, fever, depression, lymphopaenia and dehydration

27
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How is infection of canine parvovirus acquired

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Through direct oronasal contact with virus-containing feces or indirectly through contact with contaminated fomites

28
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What can canine parvovirus cause

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Myocarditis, presenting as acute cardiopulmonary failure or delayed, progressive cardiac failure, can be seen with or without signs of enteritis

29
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What is canine parvovirus 2 very similar to

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Feline parvovirus

30
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How to treat canine parvovirus

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Restoration of fluid, electrolyte and metabolic abnormalities and prevention of secondary bacterial infection

31
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What vaccination is recommended by the Australian Veterinary Association as a core vaccine

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CPV-2

32
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How is canine parvovirus shed

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Most clinically ill dogs shed large quantities of virus in the faeces

33
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How to diagnose CPV-2 (2)

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  1. ELSIA and immunochromatography test for detection of antigens in faeces
  2. Real-time PCR
34
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What is affected most securely with feline parvovirus

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kittens

35
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How are cats infected with feline parvovirus

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Oronasal exposure to infected animals, faeces, secretions or contaminated fomites

36
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How is the pathogenesis of feline parvovirus

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Infects and destroys actively diving cells in bone marrow, lymphoid tissue, intestinal epithelium and in young animals the cerebellum and retina

37
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How can feline panleukopaenia spread

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Transplacentally to cause embryonic reabsorption, fatal mummification, abortion or stillbirth

38
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What are the clinical signs of feline panleukopaenia (4)

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  1. Subclinical in adults
  2. Can die suddenly with no warning
  3. Vomiting
  4. Diarrhoea
39
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Prevention of feline panleukopaenia

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  1. Vaccination
40
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Diagnosis of feline panleukopaenia

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  1. Viral antigen and DNA can be detected in faecal contents

2. Need to consider CPV-2 infection

41
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How is porcine parvovirus spread

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Shed in faeces and infection is by oral route

42
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Who is at risk of porcine parvovirus

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Pregnant gilts

43
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Major and only clinical response for porcine parvovirus

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Materna reproductive failure

44
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Can porcine parvovirus cross the placenta

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Yes

45
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What is the only way to ensure the gilts develop immunity to porcine parvovirus before conceptus

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Vaccination

46
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What are Cricoviridae

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Small circular ssDNA viruses

47
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What viruses does porcine circovirus disease have

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  1. PCV2-systemic disease
  2. PCV2-subclinical infection
  3. PCV2-reproductive failure
48
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What is post weaning mutisystemic wasting syndrome

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Affected pigs showed primary poor growth rate, ill thrift, and/or wasting and they were histopathologically characterised by systemic inflammatory lesions

49
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What are the clinical signs of post weaning mutisystemic wasting syndrome

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Coughing, breathing difficulties, diarrhoea, poor blood circulation, rapid weight loss, skin discolouration, death

50
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Where does porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome occur

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All types of pig production systems with different heath status and management practice

51
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What is the major cause of death with porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome occur

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Renal failure

52
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What does porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome occur resemble

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Swine fever and African Swine Fever

53
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How is porcine circovirus disease transmitted

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Direct contact with infected pigs

54
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What does beak and father disease produce

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Immunodeficiency

55
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How does beak and father disease work

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Attacks the father follicles and the beak and claw matrices of the bird, causing progressive feather, claw and beak malformation and necrosis

56
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What is the appearance of Aneloviridae

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Small circular, negative-sense, ssDNA

57
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What animal does Torque tent sub virus infect

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Pigs

58
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How is Torque tent sub virus transmitted

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Fecal-oral route

59
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How is chicken anaemia virus transmitted

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Fecal-oral route

60
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What are the clinical signs of chicken anaemia virus (4)

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  1. Anaemia
  2. Generalised lymphoid atrophy
  3. Sub-cutaneous intramuscular haemorrhages
  4. Severe immunosuppression
61
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What does chicken anaemia virus increase the virulence of

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Bursal and Marek’s disease

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