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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (view source)
Revision as of 11:20, 31 December 2013
, 11:20, 31 December 2013→Aetiology
==Aetiology==
==Aetiology==
The virus that causes PRRS is an aterivirus, within the [[:Category:Arteriviridae|Arteriviridae]] family. The arteriviruses are the only genus contained within the Arterivirdae family, and other members include the agent responsible for [[Equine Viral Arteritis|equine viral arteritis]] and lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus of mice. The viruses are host-specific and antigenically distinct, and establish persistent infections after invasion.
The virus that causes PRRS is an arterivirus, within the [[:Category:Arteriviridae|Arteriviridae]] family. The arteriviruses are the only genus contained within the Arterivirdae family, and other members include the agent responsible for [[Equine Viral Arteritis|equine viral arteritis]] and lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus of mice. The viruses are host-specific and antigenically distinct, and establish persistent infections after invasion.
==Transmission and Epidemiology==
==Transmission and Epidemiology==