Virology Test 3 Flashcards
(384 cards)
When Coronaviruses undergo rapid mutation how do they exist the cell
Quasispecies
Since Coronaviruses survive well in the environment at cool temperatures for weeks to months what type of transmission is important
Fomite Transmission
T or F Coronaviruses are acid stable and able to survive the gastric pH
TRUE
T or F Coronaviruses can withstand most disinfectants
FALSE - they are inactiviated
Coronaviruses have tissue tropism for what 2 tissues
Respiratory Epithelium
Enteric/Gastric Epithelium
The ability to infect different cell types and not be exclusively host-specific is known as what
tropism switching
What are the 5 most common veterinary Coronaviruses
FIVP - Feline Infectious Peritonitis TGE - Transmissible Gastro Enteritis Novel Swine Enteric Coronavirus CCV - Canine Coronavirus - scours in dogs Bovine Coronavirus - scours in calves
What cells in the GI tract are effected by coronaviruses
Mature enterocytes in both the SI and the Proximal Intestine
What are the implications of antigenic drift of coronaviruses
Hard to develop Vaccines
Easy to have susceptible animals in population
Why does antigenic drift make it hard to develop vaccines
different isolates of field virus circulating
New pathogenic variants are arising all the time
Coronaviruses kill mature enterocytes on tips & sides of villi so the major lesion seen is
Villus Atrophy
What common disease is seen with Coronaviruses
malabsorption - scours
T or F Direct contact is required for Coronaviruses
FALSE - millions of virons are shed into environment in scours
What are the 4 swine Coronaviruses
Transmissible Gasterenteritis (TGE)
Hemagluttinating Encephalomyelitis (HEV)
Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus (PRCV)
Novel Swine Enteric Coronavirus (SECD)
What TGE virus protein binds to sialic acid receptor on upper respiratory and intestional epithelial cells
S - Spike Protein
Where does TGE viral replication occur
respiratory and enteric epithelium
the clinical effects of TGE are seen as a result to viral replication in what tissue
Small intestine epithelium
What is the results of viral replication of TGE in SI
villi slough
viral shed in feces
malabsorption and scours in piglets
Where is the TGE virus secreted in sow pigs
milk from mammary gland
TGE is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in piglets of what age
10-14 days
T or F Piglets over 5 weeks of age will expirence severe clinical signs of TGE
FALSE - mild clinical disease
TGE is a highly contagious disease that is transmitted by:
Oral
Inhalation
What is the epidemic form of TGE
when virus is first introduced to a navie herd usually winter
what is the endemic form of TGE
virus persists in partially-immune herd
large breeding herds
herds where finishing pigs are kept
herds that introduce new pigs