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|q1=What causes Blue eye disease in pigs?
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|q1=What causes ''Blue eye disease '' in pigs?
|a1= Blue-eye paramyxovirus (BEP) - a negative sense single stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus.
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|a1= ''Blue-eye paramyxovirus (BEP'' - a negative sense single stranded RNA(ssRNA) virus.
|l1=Blue Eye Disease#Introduction
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|l1=Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus#Introduction
|q2=What viruses are closely related to it?
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|q2=In what systems are affected by ''Blue eye disease''?
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|a2= Systems:
*Mumps virus
 
*Simian virus 5
 
|l2=Blue Eye Disease#Introduction
 
|q3=What are the properties of this virus?
 
|a3=
 
*mainly spherical but it is polymorphic
 
*enveloped - which is covered in surface projections
 
*135-148nm by 257-360nm
 
*buoyant density in sucrose gradients of 1.21 g/ml
 
*six structural proteins and the envelope nucleocapsid expresses hemagglutinin-neuraminidase and fusion and matrix proteins.
 
*resistant to actinomycin D and sensitive to chloroform, formalin and beta propiolactone.
 
|l3=Blue Eye Disease#Introduction
 
|q4=What systems are affected by Blue eye disease?
 
|a4=  
 
 
*Nervous systems
 
*Nervous systems
 
*Reproductive systems
 
*Reproductive systems
 
*Respiratory systems
 
*Respiratory systems
|l4=Blue Eye Disease#Introduction
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|l2=Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus#Introduction
|q5=What are the wild and domestic hosts of this virus?
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|q3=What ages of pigs are affected by this disease?
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|a3= All:
Domestic hosts include:
 
*Dogs
 
*Cats
 
*Pigs
 
Wild hosts include:
 
*Rabbits
 
*Rats
 
*Ferral cats and dogs
 
*Peccary's
 
 
 
Clinical signs are only seen in the pig, but antibodies can be detected in rabbits, rats, dogs and cats.
 
|l5=Blue Eye Disease#Signalment
 
|q6=What ages of pigs are affected by this disease?
 
|a6= All:
 
 
*Piglets
 
*Piglets
 
*Weaners
 
*Weaners
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*Sows
 
*Sows
 
*Boars
 
*Boars
|l6=Blue Eye Disease#Signalment
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|l3=Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus#Signalment
|q7=What clinical signs are generally associated with Blue eye disease in all ages of pigs?
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|q4=What clinical signs are generally associated with ''Blue eye disease '' in pigs?
|a7=  
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|a4=  
*Anorexia
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*General signs include anorexia, weight loss, reluctance to move, dehydration, periorbital and conjunctival swelling (chemosis) and purulent/serous ocular discharge and corneal opacity.  
*Weight loss
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*Reluctance to move
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*Neurological signs include tetraparesis, opisthotonus, dysmetria, proprioceptive disorders, tremors, nystagmus mydriasis, blindness, decreased or absent menace response and respiratory signs; tachypnea, dyspnea, and open mouthed breathing.
*Dehydration
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*Periorbital and conjunctival swelling (chemosis)
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*Purulent/serous ocular discharge
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|l4=Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus#Introduction
*Corneal opacity.  
 
*Neurological signs (tetraparesis, opisthotonus, dysmetria, proprioceptive disorders, tremors, nystagmus mydriasis, blindness, decreased or absent menace response)
 
*Respiratory signs (tachypnea, dyspnea, and open mouthed breathing)
 
|l7=Blue Eye Disease#Clinical Signs
 
|q8=What clinical signs are associated with the virus in sows?
 
|a8=In the first third of gestation:
 
*Infertility
 
*Reproductive failures
 
*Embryonic mortality
 
*Return to oestrus
 
In late gestation:
 
*Stillbirths
 
*Small litters
 
*Mummification
 
|l8=Blue Eye Disease#Clinical Signs
 
|q9=What clinical signs are associated with the virus in piglets and weaners?
 
|a9=
 
Piglet and weaners:
 
*Prostration
 
*Hind limb stiffness
 
*Generalised weakness
 
*Muscle fasciculation’s
 
*Retarded growth
 
*Depression
 
*Excitation
 
*Head pressing
 
*Circling
 
*Hyperaesthesia
 
*Abnormal behaviour/aggression
 
*Coma
 
  
In piglets:
 
*Changes in hair coat (dull/rough)
 
*Ocular erosions
 
*Enlarged distended bladder
 
*Constipation/reduction in faces or diarrhoea
 
|l9=Blue Eye Disease#Clinical Signs
 
|q10=What clinical signs are associated with boars?
 
|a10=
 
*Male infertility
 
*Lack of libido
 
*Haemospermia
 
*Orchitis with epidydimitis
 
*Swelling of the genitalia
 
|l10=Blue Eye Disease#Clinical Signs
 
|q11=What is the epidemiology of Blue eye disease?
 
|a11=
 
*The virus is spread via direct contact, fomites and possibly birds
 
*Virus can be found in the axon of neurons
 
*Original site of replication is thought to be the nasal mucosa and tonsils
 
*It can be found in tissues (lung, liver, spleen, kidney, lymph node, heart and testis)
 
*Hematogenous spread is likely
 
|l11=Blue Eye Disease#Epidemiology
 
|q12=What is the distribution of Blue eye disease in pigs?
 
|a12=The disease appears restricted to Central Mexico and its states.
 
|l12=Blue Eye Disease#Distribution
 
|q13=What is the treatment for Blue eye disease?
 
|a13=
 
*No treatment is available for Blue eye disease
 
*Supportive medication for respiratory and inflammatory disease should be administered
 
*Euthanasia may be necessary for ataxic pigs.
 
|l13=Blue Eye Disease#Treatment
 
|q14=How is Blue eye disease controlled?
 
|a14=
 
*The disease is self limiting
 
*Closed herds once infected will have sporadic outbreaks of the disease
 
*There is no approved vaccine for the control of blue eye disease
 
*Elimination can be achieved by:
 
**Closed herds
 
**All-in/all-out systems
 
**Good washing and disinfecting protocols
 
|l14=Blue Eye Disease#Control
 
|q15=Is Blue eye disease considered a zoonosis?
 
|a15=
 
No
 
|l15=Blue Eye Disease#Introduction
 
 
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==Further links==
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[[Actinobacillus suis| Actinobacillus suis'']]
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[[Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus Flashcards| ''Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus'' Flashcards]]
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[[Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus| ''Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus'']]
  
  
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[[Category:Neurological Diseases Flashcards]]
 

Revision as of 17:23, 24 June 2011

Question Answer Article
What causes Blue eye disease in pigs? Link to Article
In what systems are affected by Blue eye disease? Link to Article
What ages of pigs are affected by this disease? Link to Article
What clinical signs are generally associated with Blue eye disease in pigs? [[Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus#Introduction |Link to Article]]
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Further links

Actinobacillus suis

Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus Flashcards

Blue-Eye Paramyxovirus