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Clinical signs include: | Clinical signs include: | ||
*Pale; comb, wattle, eyelids, legs and carcass, *Anorexia, weight loss, stunting, and unthriftiness | *Pale; comb, wattle, eyelids, legs and carcass, *Anorexia, weight loss, stunting, and unthriftiness | ||
*Cyanosis, petechiation and ecchymoses, | *Cyanosis, petechiation and ecchymoses, | ||
*Weakness, lethargy and sudden death. | *Weakness, lethargy and sudden death. | ||
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*Depression | *Depression | ||
*Paresis | *Paresis | ||
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| + | *Clinical signs are dependent on the age of the bird. | ||
| + | *Chicks develop clinical signs within two weeks of hatching if infected via vertical transmission. | ||
| + | *Chicks older than 14 days old do not show any clinical signs if infected via horizontal transmission. | ||
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|q9=What species of birds does the CAV infect? | |q9=What species of birds does the CAV infect? | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 29 June 2011
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| What is Chicken Anaemia Virus Disease also commonly known as? |
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| Which virus causes Chicken Anaemia Virus Disease and what are it's properties? | Chicken anaemia virus (CAV):
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| What family does the Chicken anaemia virus (CAV) belong to? | Circoviridae
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| What chemicals destroy the virus? |
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| How many proteins does CAV produce? | Three:
Vaccines need to contain both VP1 and VP2 to be antigenic. Due to VP3 apoptotic properties it has the potential to be an anti-cancer agent. |
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| Is Chicken anaemia virus disease considered to be a zoonosis? | No
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| What species of birds does the CAV infect? |
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| What are the clinical signs of Chicken Anaemia Virus Disease? | Clinical signs include:
Neurological signs include:
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| What species of birds does the CAV infect? |
The disease is more severe in chicks. |
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| What species of birds does the CAV infect? |
The disease is more severe in chicks. |
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