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Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (view source)
Revision as of 12:55, 24 August 2010
, 12:55, 24 August 2010→Pathology
Genotype is generally determined by PCD or nucleic acid sequencing.
Genotype is generally determined by PCD or nucleic acid sequencing.
[[Image:BVD-MD.gif|right|thumb|150px|Small erosions of MDV/BVDV - vesicles are microscopic (Courtesy of Alun Williams, RVC)]]
===Pathology===
===Pathology===
[[Image:Bvd2.gif|right|thumb|150px|Coalescing lesions of BVDV (Courtesy of Alun Williams, RVC)]]
[[Image:Bvd2.gif|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>Coalescing lesions of BVDV (Courtesy of Alun Williams (RVC))</center></small>]]
Swollen lymph nodes, erosions and ulcerations of the GI tract, petechial and ecchymotic hemorrhages on the serosal surfaces of the viscera, and extensive lymphoid depletion are associated with severe forms of acute BVD.
Mucosal disease
Mucosal disease