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|a8= Worldwide; cases were first reported in Central America, Florida and Australia | |a8= Worldwide; cases were first reported in Central America, Florida and Australia | ||
|l8= Encephalomyocarditis Virus#Distribution | |l8= Encephalomyocarditis Virus#Distribution | ||
| − | |q9= | + | |q9=How can EMCV be diagnosed? |
| − | |a9= A | + | |a9= A definitive diagnosis can be confirmed by virus isolation from infected heart tissue from pigs that have died in the acute phase of the disease. |
| − | |l9= Encephalomyocarditis Virus# | + | |l9= Encephalomyocarditis Virus#Diagnosis |
| − | |q10= | + | |q10=What pathology can be found on postmortem? |
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| − | |l10= Encephalomyocarditis Virus# | + | *Cardiomegaly |
| − | |q11= | + | *Myocardial lesions with yellow or white necrotic foci (2-15mm diameter), usually on the epicardium of the right ventricle. (also characteristic of Vitamin E and selenium deficiency). |
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| − | + | Infected foetuses can grossly vary depending on the stage of pregnancy and infection and myocardial lesions may be indistinguishable from other viral infections. Foetuses can be haemorrhagic, oedematous or apparently normal. | |
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| + | Acutely affected pigs may not show any gross lesions on post mortem. | ||
| + | |l10= Encephalomyocarditis Virus#Diagnosis | ||
| + | |q11=What histopathological findings can be seen with EMCV? | ||
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| + | *Myocarditis | ||
| + | *Focal or diffuse accumulation of mononuclear cells | ||
| + | *Vascular congestion and oedema | ||
| + | *Degeneration of the myocardial fibres with necrosis and occasional mineralization of necrotic heart muscle. | ||
| + | *Brain tissue congestion, meningitis, perivascular infiltration (mononuclear cells) and neuronal degeneration. | ||
| + | *In foetuses nonsuppurative encephalitis and myocarditis have been seen | ||
| + | l11= Encephalomyocarditis Virus#Diagnosis | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 30 June 2011
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| What disease does the Encephalomyocarditis virus cause in pigs? | Encephalomyocarditis. The disease affects the nervous, reproductive, respiratory and circulatory system of pigs.
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| what type of virus is Encephalomyocarditis virus(EMCV)? | A single stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus
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| What are the properties of EMCV? |
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| Can the Encephalomyocarditis virus(EMCV)infect humans? | Antibodies for EMCV have been found in humans but there are no reports that the virus causes human heart disease
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| what are the hosts for (EMCV)? | The domestic host for this virus is the pig and it is the most susceptible to EMCV infection. Other hosts include:
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