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====Pathogenesis====
 
====Pathogenesis====
*More serious than [[Paramyxoviridae#Parainfluenza -3 (PI-3)|PI-3]]
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*More serious than [[Bovine Parainfluenza - 3 (PI-3)|PI-3]]
 
*Causes [Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Respiratory syncytial virus|respiratory infection]]
 
*Causes [Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Respiratory syncytial virus|respiratory infection]]
 
*Replicates in nasal epithelium -> throughout upper respiratory tract -> bronchial tree
 
*Replicates in nasal epithelium -> throughout upper respiratory tract -> bronchial tree
 
*Syncytia form -> shed into bronchioles
 
*Syncytia form -> shed into bronchioles
 
*Complications include [[Lungs Ventilation - Pathology#Emphysema|emphysema]] and [[Lungs Circulatory - Pathology#Pulmonary oedema|oedema]], drop in milk yield in adult cattle
 
*Complications include [[Lungs Ventilation - Pathology#Emphysema|emphysema]] and [[Lungs Circulatory - Pathology#Pulmonary oedema|oedema]], drop in milk yield in adult cattle
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====Epidemiology====
 
====Epidemiology====
 
**Subclinical reinfections are important in spreading disease
 
**Subclinical reinfections are important in spreading disease
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