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<FlashCard questions="6">
|q1= What type of virus is PCMV?
|a1= Herpesvirus
|l1= Porcine Cytomegalovirus#Introduction
|q2= How does PCMV pose a risk to human health?
|a2= When pig organs are transplanted to immunosuppressed people.
|l2= Porcine Cytomegalovirus#Introduction
|q3=What are the two routes of transmission for PCMV?
|a3=
*Horizontal between infected pigs
*Vertical via the placenta from infected sows to unborn litters
|l3= Porcine Cytomegalovirus#Distribution
|q4= What age of pig is most susceptible to clinical disease?
|a4= Piglets <3weeks old
|l4= Porcine Cytomegalovirus#Clinical Signs
|q5=What are the two main systems affected by PCMV infection and what are the common clinical signs associated?
|a5=
*Respiratory – nasal discharge, sneezing, coughing, pneumonia
*Reproductive – Abortion, mummification, stillborn piglets, agalactia, genital ulcers
|l5= Porcine Cytomegalovirus#Clinical Signs
|q6= How can PCMV antigen be detected?
|a6=
*FAT
*PCR
|l6= Porcine Cytomegalovirus#Diagnosis
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