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=Introduction=
 
Adenoviruses are so named for the tissue from which they were first recovered: human adenoid tissue.  Since then they have been found in most species and are generally harmless.
 
 
 
=Morphology=
 
*Stable, non-enveloped, resistant
 
*Icosahedral virus:
 
**Capsomeres at apices (12) carry a peripheral fiber with a terminal knob
 
**Capsomeres on facets (240) do not
 
 
 
=Virus by Species=
 
===[[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Bovine adenovirus|Bovine adenovirus]]===
 
===Equine Adenovirus===
 
*Rarely causes primary disease
 
*Exception: immune-compromised Arab foals (showing both B/T cell deficiencies), causing necrotising [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Equine adenovirus|bronchiolitis]]
 
===[[Canine Adenovirus 1 (Infectious Canine Hepatatis)]]===
 
===[[Canine Adenovirus 2 (Infectious Canine Laryngotracheitis)]]===
 

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