POXVIRUS Flashcards
The eradication of smallpox was successful because the immunity against the virus is strong
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Poxviruses can cause generalised disease
T
The eradication of monkeypox was successful
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The eradication of smallpox was successful because the virus has one and stable serotype
T
The eradication of smallpox was successful because there are clinical signs during the shedding
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Poxviruses cause inclusion body in the cytoplasm
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Pox viruses are epitheliotropic viruses
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Poxviruses can cause local clinical signs
T
Poxviruses cause inclusion body in the nucleus
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Pox viruses cause lesions in 4 stradia at the site of primer replication
F
Parapox viruses cause long lasting immunity
F
Serological cross-protectivity exits between certain poxvirus species but only within genus
T
Humans can be infected with the following poxviruses: Cowpox, Pseudo-cowpox, Vaccinia, Monkey Pox, Parapox, Contagious Pustular Dermatitis
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Poxvirus never cause viraemia and generalized infection.
F
Poxvirus can cause cytoplasmic inclusion bodies.
T
Poxvirus are a strong antigens, except for Orthopoxvirus
F
Poxvirus are a strong antigen, except for Parapoxvirus
T
Serological cross-reactions exist between certain poxvirus species.
T
Poxviruses usually propagate in epithelial cells of the skin and mucosal surface.
T
Orthopox viruses are strong antigens
T
Parapoxviruses are strong antigens
F
Avipox viruses can cause fever and rash in children (chickenpox)
F
Poxviruses usually induce cell proliferation in epithelial cells of the skin and mucosal
surfaces.
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Orthopoxviruses cause long-lasting immunity
T
Cowpoxvirus virus can infect rodents.
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Cowpox causes a pockmark after Infection
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-smallpox
Cowpox virus is a zoonotic agent
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People are susceptible to cowpox virus infection
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Cowpox is closely related to smallpox virus
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Cowpox virus is frequently present in rodents
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Cowpox can cause lesions in humans
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Skin nodules and ulcers can be signs of cowpox infection in cats
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Skin lesions may be seen in cats after Cowpox virus infection.
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In cattle, Cowpox lesions are usually seen on the teats
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Rodents are reservoir hosts of the cowpox virus
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Cowpox virus frequently causes abortions and encephalitis of calves
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Cowpox virus can cause milker ś nodules in humans.
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Cowpox virus frequently cause transplacental infection and immunotolerance
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The Cowpox virus infection is prevented by regular vaccination in endemic countries.
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In cattle the Cowpox infection is mostly fatal
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Recovering from Cowpox leaves lifelong immunity.
F
Cowpox virus is most frequently present in rodents
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Cowpox virus may cause a generalized infection in elephants
T
Cowpox virus can infect wild animals.
T (rodents,cats, human, elephan, seal)
Pseudocowpox virus is closely related to smallpox virus.
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Pseudocowpox virus can infect cats
F
Pseudocowpox spreads slowly on a farm
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Pseudocowpox virus usually causes nodules on face of infected cats
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Reinfection can happen in the case of pseudocowpox virus
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Pseudocowpox causes a pockmark after infection
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Pseudocowpox virus usually causes itchy red nodules on the face of infected person
F (finger+ hands)
Pseudocowpox virus can cause itchy red nodules on the finnger of infected person.
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Pseudocowpox does not cause a milkers nodule
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Pseudocowpox is a zoonotic agent
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People are susceptible to pseudocowpox infection
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Pseudocowpox infections result a long lasting immunity
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In cattle, Pseudo-cowpox lesions are usually seen on the teats.
T
Pseudo-cowpox can cause Pseudo-lumpy skin disease in cats.
F
In cattle Pseudopox lesions are usually mild and transient.
T
Recovering from Pseudo-cowpox leaves/results in lifelong immunity.
F
Pseudo-cowpox virus only infects cloven-hoofed animals.
F
Bovine papular stomatitis virus can frequently cause coinfection with BVDV.
T
Pseudo-cowpox infections may be present in humans
T
Bovine papular stomatitis virus can frequently cause coinfection with herpes mamillitis
virus
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Vaccination against bovine popular stomatitis provides life-long immunity
F
Bovine Papular Stomatitis virus causes vesicles in the oral cavity and hoofs of cattle.
F
Calves should be vaccinated against Bovine Papular Stomatitis.
F
Bovine Papular Stomatitis can cause skin lesions in humans.
T
Bovine Papular Stomatitis is frequently seasonal.
T
Bovine Papular Stomatitis is caused by a Parapoxvirus.
T
Lumpy skin disease is an OIE-listed disease.
T
The mortality of lumpy skin disease is high (above 80%).
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-10%
In lumpy skin disease the fertility is good.
F
In lumpy skin disease the direct contact is very important.
F
In lumpy skin disease the arthropods as mechanical vectors are very important
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The mortality of lumpy skin disease is less than 30%
F
The milk production is increased in lumpy skin disease
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-decreased
Ruminants are susceptible to the lumpy skin disease virus
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The lumpy skin disease is only present in Africa
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Lumpy skin disease causes high mortality in cattle
F
Arthropods play an important role in the transmission of lumpy skin disease virus
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Lumpy Skin Disease virus is mostly transmitted by insects.
T
Generalized Lumpy Skin Disease may cause abortion.
T
Attenuated vaccines are available against lumpy skin diseas
T
Lumpy skin disease is present only in Asia
F (africa + asia)
Lumpy skin disease is a notifiable disease.
T
Attenuated vaccines are available against Lumpy Skin Disease in endemic countries.
T
Lumpy Skin Disease results high mortality.
F
Lumpy Skin Disease is caused by Parapoxviruses.
F
-capripoxvirus
Generalization is frequent in lumpy skin disease virus infections.
F
Lumpy skin diseases virus replicates in the epithelial cells
T
The contagious pustular dermatitis can cause pneumonia
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