Picornaviridae

Question 1

What is the smallest of the RNA viruses?

Answer 1

Picornavirdae

Question 2

Picornaviridae is very ____ in the environment

Answer 2

stable

Question 3

There is very little ____ between serotypes of Picornaviridae

Answer 3

cross protection

Question 4

Picornaviridae are rapidly ____

Answer 4

cytolytic

Question 5

True/False: Picornadviriae produce inclusion bodies

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What is the causative agent of foot and mouth disease?

Answer 6

Aphthovirus

Question 7

Foot and mouth disease is a ___ moving disease

Answer 7

very fast

Question 8

What is the main pathogenesis with Foot and Mouth disease?

Answer 8

Ulcers

*of tongue, lips, feet ect

Question 9

Is foot an mouth disease reportable?

Answer 9

YES!

Question 10

What animals are the most susceptible to Foot and mouth disease?

Answer 10

Pigs and cattle

Question 11

What animals is a huge cause of spread of Foot and Mouth disease?

Answer 11

swine

Question 12

What animal is genetically resistant to Foot and mouth disease, but can still act as a mechanical vector?

Answer 12

Horses

Question 13

In foot and mouth disease, virus can be excreted prior to the development of ____

Answer 13

clinical signs

Question 14

Is there cross protection between the Foot and Mouth disease serotypes?

Answer 14

no

Question 15

How is foot and mouth disease trasmitted?

Answer 15

ingestion or inhalation

*there is aerosol transmission

Question 16

In Foot and Mouth disease, which animal does not have a carrier state?

Answer 16

swine!

*carrier state only in ruminants

Question 17

Foot and Mouth disease causes higher mortality in ____, because they have a higher chance of myocardial replication of the virus leading to heart attacks

Answer 17

neonates

Question 18

_____ can lead to abortion of a pregnant cow in Foot and Mouth disease

Answer 18

dehydration

Question 19

Animals with Foot and Mouth disease ____ profusely

Answer 19

salivate

Question 20

Do we vaccinate in Foot and Mouth disease?

Answer 20

Yes, but only in endemic areas

Question 21

How is Foot and Mouth disease controlled?

Answer 21

Quarantine and slaughter of all susceptible animals (cows and swine)

Question 22

True/False: Foot and Mouth disease is exotic in the US?

Answer 22

true

Question 23

Avian Encephalomyelitis is a disease of what hosts?

Answer 23

baby chicks

turkey poults

Question 24

What is the etiological agent in Avian Encephalomyelitis?

Answer 24

Avian Tremovirus

Question 25

Avian Encephalomyelitis cause a dramatic decrease in ____ production

Answer 25

egg

Question 26

What is the main clinical sign of Avian Encephalomyelitis?

Answer 26

tremors birds will be constantly shaking

Question 27

What is the main mode of transmission in Avian Encephalomyelitis?

Answer 27

feca-oral

Question 28

Avian Encephalomyelitis is a ____ disease

Answer 28

CNS

Question 29

Do we vaccinate in Avian Encephalomyelitis?

Answer 29

Yes Hens are vaccinated to pass immunity to chicks and poults

Question 30

What is the etiological agent of Encephalomyocarditis?

Answer 30

Cardiovirus

Question 31

Encephalomyeocarditis is a virus transmitted via _____ and mainly causing pathogeneis in \_\_\_\_\_

Answer 31

transmitted via rodents (\*rodent virus) swine

Question 32

How is Encephalomyocarditis transmitted?

Answer 32

rodent urine or feces in swine drinking water or feed

Question 33

Encephalomyocarditis has sudden onset and causes necrotic lesions in the ____ of pigs

Answer 33

myocardium \*sudden death- heart attacks

Question 34

How is Encephalomyocarditis controlled?

Answer 34

Rodent control

Question 35

Do we vaccinate in Encephalomyocarditis?

Answer 35

Yes Vaccinate dams to pass immunity to piglets