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*Equine Paramyxovirus (equine morbillivirus)
*Causes [[Respiratory Viral Infections - Pathology#Hendra virus|respiratory infections]] with respiratory distress and paralysis
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*Causes espiratory infections with respiratory distress and paralysis
*Potentially zoonotic (beware palpating inside the throat for obstruction)[[Category:Morbilliviruses]][[Category:Horse]]
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*Oedematous lungs with distention of [[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology|pleura]]
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*Microscopically: diffuse [[Lungs Circulatory - Pathology#Pulmonary oedema|alveolar oedema]], syncytial cells
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*Potentially zoonotic (beware palpating inside the throat for obstruction)
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[[Category:Morbilliviruses]][[Category:Horse]]
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Revision as of 11:10, 22 May 2010

  • Equine Paramyxovirus (equine morbillivirus)
  • Causes espiratory infections with respiratory distress and paralysis
  • Oedematous lungs with distention of pleura
  • Microscopically: diffuse alveolar oedema, syncytial cells
  • Potentially zoonotic (beware palpating inside the throat for obstruction)