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|q1=What is an immunodeficiency?
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|q2=True or False: Primary immunodeficiencies only affect the innate immune system
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*Primary immunodeficiencies can affect both the innate and adaptive immune systems
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|l2=Primary Immunodeficiency
 
|q3=What is Canine Cyclic Haematopoeisis?
 
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*A primary immunodeficiency
 
*Also called Grey Collie Syndrome
 
*Due to an autosomal recessive gene insertion
 
*Causes cyclic neutropenia every 2 weeks
 
|l3=Canine Cyclic Haematopoiesis
 
|q4=Name two types of Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency and what type of mutation is the condition caused by?
 
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*Canine (CLAD)
 
*Bovine (BLAD)
 
*Missence mutation
 
|l4=Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
 
|q5=Is Severe Combined Immune Deficiency disease (SCID) a primary immunodeficiency of the adaptive or the innate immune system?
 
|a5=Adaptive immune system
 
|l5=Primary Adaptive Immunity Deficiencies
 
|q6=Which cells are not functioning in animals with SCID?
 
|a6=T cells and B cells
 
|l6=Primary Adaptive Immunity Deficiencies
 
|q7=In foals with equine SCID, why does the infection start to develop around 8 weeks of age?
 
|a7=Maternal antibodies from the colostrum start to decrease leaving the animal immunocompromised
 
|l7=Equine Severe Combined Immune Deficiency
 
|q8=What agents can cause a secondary immunodeficiency?
 
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*Viruses
 
*Toxins
 
*Drugs
 
*Malnutrition
 
*Chronic disease
 
*Stress
 
*Senescence
 
|l8=Secondary Immunodeficiency
 
|q9=What is Feline Leukaemia Virus and what does it cause?
 
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*An oncogenic retrovirus
 
*Neoplasia
 
*Myelosuppression
 
*Immunosuppression
 
|l9=Feline Leukaemia Virus
 
|q10=How does the FeLV spread in the host?
 
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*Replicates in the oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue
 
*Causes a viraemia
 
*Spreads to the systemic lymphoid system
 
|l10=Feline Leukaemia Virus
 
|q11=
 
*What treatments are available for FeLV?
 
*Antibiotics (to treat the secondary infection)
 
*Anti-retroviral therapy
 
|l11=Feline Leukaemia Virus
 
|q12=How is Feline Infectious Viraemia (FIV) mainly spread among cats and which cats are most at risk because of this?
 
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*Spread mainly by biting
 
*Cats living outdoors
 
*Feral tom cats
 
|l12=Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
 
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