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Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis Flashcards (view source)
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<FlashCard questions="6">
|q1= Where does the spirochaete, ''Brachyspira pilosicoli'' reside in the pig?
|a1= Large intestine lumen and crypts
|l1=Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Introduction
|q2=How can spirochaetal diarrhoea be transmitted?
|a2=
*Faecal: oral route
*Birds and rodents
*Water
|l2= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Distribution
|q3= What predisposes pigs to infection?
|a3=
*Overcrowding
*Mixing batches
*Moving between sites, e.g. weanerfinisher
|l3= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Distribution
|q4= What are the features of the diarrhoea seen in PIS?
|a4=
*Grey or grey-green
*Large intestinal
*May contain blood or mucus
|l4= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Clinical Signs
|q5=How is ''B. pilosicoli'' cultured?
|a5=
*Blood agar
*Anaerobic conditions
*Selective antibiotics
|l5= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Diagnosis
|q6= What is the pathognomic histological feature of PIS?
|a6= A fake border on the colonic epithelium made up of attached spirochaetes adjacent to the lumen.
|l6= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Diagnosis
</FlashCard>
[[Category: Pig Flashcards]]
[[Category:To Do – CABI review]]
|q1= Where does the spirochaete, ''Brachyspira pilosicoli'' reside in the pig?
|a1= Large intestine lumen and crypts
|l1=Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Introduction
|q2=How can spirochaetal diarrhoea be transmitted?
|a2=
*Faecal: oral route
*Birds and rodents
*Water
|l2= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Distribution
|q3= What predisposes pigs to infection?
|a3=
*Overcrowding
*Mixing batches
*Moving between sites, e.g. weanerfinisher
|l3= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Distribution
|q4= What are the features of the diarrhoea seen in PIS?
|a4=
*Grey or grey-green
*Large intestinal
*May contain blood or mucus
|l4= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Clinical Signs
|q5=How is ''B. pilosicoli'' cultured?
|a5=
*Blood agar
*Anaerobic conditions
*Selective antibiotics
|l5= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Diagnosis
|q6= What is the pathognomic histological feature of PIS?
|a6= A fake border on the colonic epithelium made up of attached spirochaetes adjacent to the lumen.
|l6= Porcine Intestinal Spirochaetosis#Diagnosis
</FlashCard>
[[Category: Pig Flashcards]]
[[Category:To Do – CABI review]]