Viral, Fungal, Protozoal Diseases Flashcards
(40 cards)
Who mostly gets infected by H3N2
Dog
Who mostly gets infected by H3N8
Dog
jumped from horses?
What viral infectious agent likely causes mild rhinitis and neurological signs
cat fed raw chicken diet
H5N1 (High Pathogenic Avian Influenza A)
What are the signs of cats with H5N1
Progressive respiratory and neurologic clinical signs: dyspnea, tachypnea, blindness, altered mentation, seizures, tremors, ataxia, fever, and deat h
lack of response to supportive therapy or antimicrobial therapy
nondescript signs: lethargy, inappetance, abnormal behavior
What are risk factors for H5N1
1) Cats consuming raw poultry products including commercial and homemade raw meat diets (including freeze-dried raw pet food diets)
2) Cats being red raw or discarded milk
3) Cats residing on or near dairy operations
4) Cats known to hunt or consume rodents or birds
5) Owners associated with dairy activities
6) Indoor cats that have escaped for a period of time
Primary bacteria causes of acute feline URI
-Bordetella bronchiseptica
-Chlamydia felis
-Mycoplasma spp
-Bartonella spp (not likely)
-Some Pasteurella spp
-Some streptococcus sp.
Secondary bacterial causes of acute feline URI
1) Pasteurella
2) Staphylococcus
3) Streptococcus
4) Anaerobes
you can only use lysine to
keep in remission
What should you do for feline herpes active URTD
Topical cidofovir (preferred*)
Topical idoxuridine
Oral famciclovir
What is most common cause of ringworm
Microsporum canis
What fungal diseases can cause an interstitial nodular pattern?
Most systemic fungus- crypto, blasto, histo, coccidio
What fungal agent located in the Midwest River valleys
Blastomycosis
What agent is located in the Midwest River Valleys and Texas
Histoplasmosis - lives in macrophages
fungus that is located in the southwest - causes coughing and bone infection
coccidioidomycosis
How do treat Sinonasal Aspergillosis
Clotrimazole under rhinoscopic guidance
What fungal agent causes discosponyltis
coccidioidomycosis
What fungus is most likely to have nasal manifestation
All in theory but Cryptococcus is most commonly
Where is Cryptococcus located
worldwide
What fungus is most likely to affect the bone marrow
Histo
What fungus is most likely to cause colitis
Histo
What fungus is most likely to cause urinary issues
Blasto
What diagnostics should you do for systemic fungi
Serology- antigen for some, antibody
Cytology- lymph nodes, lung aspirates
Histopathology
Culture
PCR for some
Ketoconazole is toxic to
the liver
