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| ***Neoplasia | | ***Neoplasia |
| ====Viral infections==== | | ====Viral infections==== |
− | ****Herpesviruses
| + | Herpesviruses |
− | *****Bovine herpesvirus -1
| + | *Bovine herpesvirus -1 |
− | ******Causes Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)
| + | **Causes Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) |
− | ******Highly infectious URT disease of cattle
| + | **Highly infectious URT disease of cattle |
− | ******High morbidity, low mortality
| + | **High morbidity, low mortality |
− | ******Aerosol transmission - requires close contact between animals
| + | **Aerosol transmission - requires close contact between animals |
− | ******BHV-1 infects the respiratory mucosal epithelial cells (intranuclear inclusion eosinophilic inclusion bodies)from nasal mucosa down to bronchioles
| + | **BHV-1 infects the respiratory mucosal epithelial cells (intranuclear inclusion eosinophilic inclusion bodies)from nasal mucosa down to bronchioles |
− | *******leading to neutrophilic inflammation of varying severity.... serous -> catarrhal -> purulent nasal discharge, sneezing, coughing.
| + | ***leading to neutrophilic inflammation of varying severity.... serous -> catarrhal -> purulent nasal discharge, sneezing, coughing. |
− | *******with secondary bacterial infection (eg: Pasturella spp., Mycoplasma spp., Fusobacterium necrophorum) can lead to fibrinous to necrotizing inflammation; mucosal sloughing, ulceration... pyrexia, dyspnoea ... inhalation pneumonia... death.
| + | ***with secondary bacterial infection (eg: Pasturella spp., Mycoplasma spp., Fusobacterium necrophorum) can lead to fibrinous to necrotizing inflammation; mucosal sloughing, ulceration... pyrexia, dyspnoea ... inhalation pneumonia... death. |
− | ******Clinical signs include coughing, discharge, lacrimation, and increased respiratory rate.
| + | **Clinical signs include coughing, discharge, lacrimation, and increased respiratory rate. |
− | ******Clinical disease most severe in young calves - can develop mucosal ulcerative lesions in the oesophagus and forestomachs and viraemia with multiorgan infection.
| + | **Clinical disease most severe in young calves - can develop mucosal ulcerative lesions in the oesophagus and forestomachs and viraemia with multiorgan infection. |
− | ******Cause of abortion >5 months of gestation
| + | **Cause of abortion >5 months of gestation |
− | *****Cytomegaloviruses
| + | *Cytomegaloviruses |
− | ******Porcine cytomegalovirus
| + | **Porcine cytomegalovirus |
− | *******Causes Inclusion body rhinitis
| + | ***Causes Inclusion body rhinitis |
− | *******Disease of suckling piglets 1-5 wks of age
| + | ****Disease of suckling piglets 1-5 wks of age |
− | *******Clinical signs: those associated with acute/subacute rhinitis (ie: serous nasal discharge, progressing to catarrhal or purulent discharge with time and secondary bacterial infections; sneezing; pyrexia)
| + | ****Clinical signs: those associated with acute/subacute rhinitis (ie: serous nasal discharge, progressing to catarrhal or purulent discharge with time and secondary bacterial infections; sneezing; pyrexia) |
− | *******Morbitity high, mortality low
| + | ****Morbitity high, mortality low |
− | *******Histology: large basophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies in the nasal and sinus respiratory epithelium with lymphocytic infiltration of the mucosa.
| + | ****Histology: large basophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies in the nasal and sinus respiratory epithelium with lymphocytic infiltration of the mucosa. |
− | *******Can develop viraemic stage, with inclusions in other organs eg: renal tubular epithelium. Piglets can die during this phase.
| + | ****Can develop viraemic stage, with inclusions in other organs eg: renal tubular epithelium. Piglets can die during this phase. |
− | *****Equine herpesvirus - 1, 4
| + | *Equine herpesvirus - 1, 4 |
− | *****Feline herpesvirus -1
| + | *Feline herpesvirus -1 |
− | ******One of the causes of Feline viral rhinotracheitis
| + | **One of the causes of Feline viral rhinotracheitis |
− | ******Viruses and bacteria are involved in the complex. The most frequent aetiologic agent is FHV-1, and less frequently feline calicivirus and/or ''Chlamydophia psittac''i (NB: previously called Chlamydia psittaci var felis)
| + | ***Viruses and bacteria are involved in the complex. The most frequent aetiologic agent is FHV-1, and less frequently feline calicivirus and/or ''Chlamydophia psittac''i (NB: previously called Chlamydia psittaci var felis) |
− | ******All three agents infect URT respiratory epithelium, although FHV-1 has the highest affinity for this epithelium
| + | ***All three agents infect URT respiratory epithelium, although FHV-1 has the highest affinity for this epithelium |
− | ******Feline calicivirus more frequently infects the oral mucosa -> ulcerative stomatitis
| + | ***Feline calicivirus more frequently infects the oral mucosa -> ulcerative stomatitis |
− | ******C.psittaci more frequently infects the conjunctival epithelium -> chronic conjunctivitis
| + | ***C.psittaci more frequently infects the conjunctival epithelium -> chronic conjunctivitis |
− | ******Infection of the respiratory epithelium by FHV-1 results in a typical neutrophilic rhinitis with intraepitheial intranuclear eosinophilic inclusion bodies, with expected clinical signs
| + | ***Infection of the respiratory epithelium by FHV-1 results in a typical neutrophilic rhinitis with intraepitheial intranuclear eosinophilic inclusion bodies, with expected clinical signs |
− | ******Resolution of clinical signs usually occurs by 7-14 days.
| + | ***Resolution of clinical signs usually occurs by 7-14 days. |
− | ******FHV-1 remains latent in the trigeminal ganglion, and can reactivate at times of stress. Can infect the cornea -> ulcerative keratitis.
| + | ***FHV-1 remains latent in the trigeminal ganglion, and can reactivate at times of stress. Can infect the cornea -> ulcerative keratitis. |
− | ******Occasional mortality in kitten or immunocompromised animals usually associated with secondary bacterial infection.
| + | ***Occasional mortality in kitten or immunocompromised animals usually associated with secondary bacterial infection. |
− | ***Bacterial infections
| + | ====Bacterial infections==== |
| ****Pasturella multocida | | ****Pasturella multocida |
| *****Atrophic rhinitis in pigs | | *****Atrophic rhinitis in pigs |