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**Viral serum from an adult pig and be injected peritoneally into piglets to stimulate a high anitbody response
 
**Viral serum from an adult pig and be injected peritoneally into piglets to stimulate a high anitbody response
 
**Must be done by a vet and only within a single herd
 
**Must be done by a vet and only within a single herd
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===Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)===
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*Caused by a [[Circoviridae|porcine circovirus]] alone or in combination with [[Parvoviridae|porcine parvovirus]]
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*May cause mild [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Interstitial pneumonia|interstitial pneumonia]], failure of lungs to collpse on opening the thoracic cavity
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*Microscopically: thickening of alveolar wall due to type 2 pneumocyte hyperplasia
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[[Category:Circoviridae]][[Category:Pig]]
 
[[Category:Circoviridae]][[Category:Pig]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Viruses]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Viruses]]
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