Midterm 3 (4) Flashcards
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Borna disease causes dementia/CNS signs
True
Borna disease occurs mainly in the Far East
False
Borna disease virus is spreading from cell to cell
True
Borna disease appears in horses only
False
Mainly central nervous clinical signs can be seen in the case of Borna disease
True
The lethality of Borna disease is low
False
Borna disease replicate in the nucleus of cells and is called Joest Degen bodies
True
Borna disease can be seen all over the world
False
Respiratory signs are the most typical ones in the case of Borna disease
False
Only ruminants are susceptible to Borna disease virus
False
Infective prions replicate in the cytoplasm of the neurons
True
Infective prions are taken per os
True
Encephalitis is typical in the case of transmissible encephalopathies
False
Protease breaks down prions
False
Transmissible encephalopathies are acute or per-acute diseases
False
Antibodies to prions cannot be detected in the case of transmissible encephalopathies
True
Allergy tests are widely used to diagnose transmissible encephalopathies
False
Scrapie is seen only in adult sheep
False
Genotype can predispose animals to scrapie
True
Scrapie is seen in sheep and goats
True
Goat are resistant to scrapie
False
Scrapie is spread within the flock from animal to animal
True
Scrapie prion can infect susceptible animals per os
True
Itching can be seen in the case of typical scrapie
True