787
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Actinobacillus suis Flashcards (view source)
Revision as of 22:22, 23 June 2011
, 22:22, 23 June 2011no edit summary
A.suis can also affect domestic species including cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, zebu, dogs, cats and tentive links to equine disease have been recorded (although this is thought to be be an A.suis-like microorganism rather than A.suis itself).
A.suis can also affect domestic species including cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, zebu, dogs, cats and tentive links to equine disease have been recorded (although this is thought to be be an A.suis-like microorganism rather than A.suis itself).
|l8=Actinobacillus suis#Signalment
|l8=Actinobacillus suis#Signalment
|q9=What family does ''A.suis'' belong to?
|q9=What diseases does ''A.suis'' cause?
|a9= Pasteurellaceae
|a9=
*actinobacillosis in pigs
*Pneumonia and localised infections in neonatal calfs
*Airsaculitis in waterfowl
*Polyarthritis in alpacas
* Septicaemia, acute haemorrhagic pulmonary infarction and necrotizing pneumonia in horses (tentative link)
|l9=Actinobacillus suis#Clinical signs
|l9=Actinobacillus suis#Clinical signs
|q10=What family does ''A.suis'' belong to?
|q10=What is the epidemiology of ''A.suis''?
|a10= Pasteurellaceae
|a10=
|l10=Actinobacillus suis#Introduction
*Spread via aerososl infection and invasion of the upper respiratory tract
*Haematogenously spread via infected emboli, adhering to the endothelium of blood vessels or becoming trapped in smaller vessels.
|l10=Actinobacillus suis#Epidemiology
|q11=What is the name of the polysaccharide that it present in ''A.suis'' and fungal and lichen cell walls?
|a11=
''Pustulan''
|l11=Actinobacillus suis#Diagnosis
|q12=What is the distribution of ''A.suis''?
|a12=
Worldwide
|l12=Actinobacillus suis#Distribution
</FlashCard>
</FlashCard>