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*Resistant to actinomycin D and sensitive to chloroform, formalin and beta propiolactone. | *Resistant to actinomycin D and sensitive to chloroform, formalin and beta propiolactone. | ||
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*Nervous systems | *Nervous systems | ||
*Reproductive systems | *Reproductive systems | ||
*Respiratory systems | *Respiratory systems | ||
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| − | | | + | |q5=What are the wild and domestic hosts of this virus? |
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| + | Domestic hosts include: | ||
| + | *Dogs | ||
| + | *Cats | ||
| + | *Pigs | ||
| + | Wild hosts include: | ||
| + | *Rabbits | ||
| + | *Rats | ||
| + | *Ferral cats and dogs | ||
| + | *Peccary's | ||
| + | |l5=Blue Eye Disease#Signalment | ||
| + | |q6=What ages of pigs are affected by this disease? | ||
| + | |a6= All: | ||
*Piglets | *Piglets | ||
*Weaners | *Weaners | ||
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*Sows | *Sows | ||
*Boars | *Boars | ||
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| − | | | + | |q7=What clinical signs are generally associated with ''Blue eye disease '' in all ages of pigs? |
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*Anorexia | *Anorexia | ||
*Weight loss | *Weight loss | ||
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*Neurological signs (tetraparesis, opisthotonus, dysmetria, proprioceptive disorders, tremors, nystagmus mydriasis, blindness, decreased or absent menace response) | *Neurological signs (tetraparesis, opisthotonus, dysmetria, proprioceptive disorders, tremors, nystagmus mydriasis, blindness, decreased or absent menace response) | ||
*Respiratory signs (tachypnea, dyspnea, and open mouthed breathing) | *Respiratory signs (tachypnea, dyspnea, and open mouthed breathing) | ||
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|q5=What clinical signs are associated with sows? | |q5=What clinical signs are associated with sows? | ||
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*Infertility | *Infertility | ||
*Reproductive failures | *Reproductive failures | ||
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*Small litters | *Small litters | ||
*Mummification | *Mummification | ||
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| − | | | + | |q9=What clinical signs are associated with piglets and weaners? |
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Piglet and weaners: | Piglet and weaners: | ||
*Prostration | *Prostration | ||
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*Enlarged distended bladder | *Enlarged distended bladder | ||
*Constipation/reduction in faces or diarrhoea | *Constipation/reduction in faces or diarrhoea | ||
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| − | | | + | |q10=What clinical signs are associated with boars? |
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*Male infertility | *Male infertility | ||
*Lack of libido | *Lack of libido | ||
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*Orchitis with epidydimitis | *Orchitis with epidydimitis | ||
*Swelling of the genitalia | *Swelling of the genitalia | ||
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|q8=What is the epidemiology of ''Blue eye disease''? | |q8=What is the epidemiology of ''Blue eye disease''? | ||
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Revision as of 22:02, 28 June 2011
| Question | Answer | Article | |
| What causes Blue eye disease in pigs? | Blue-eye paramyxovirus (BEP) - a negative sense single stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus.
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| What viruses are closely related to it? |
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| What are the properties of this virus? |
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| What systems are affected by Blue eye disease? |
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| What clinical signs are associated with sows? | Domestic hosts include:
Wild hosts include:
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| What ages of pigs are affected by this disease? | All:
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| What clinical signs are generally associated with Blue eye disease in all ages of pigs? |
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| What is the epidemiology of Blue eye disease? |
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| What is the distribution of Blue eye disease in pigs? | The disease is economically important to Central Mexico and its states.
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| What is the treatment for Blue eye disease? |
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| How is Blue eye disease controlled? |
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| Is Blue eye disease considered a zoonosis? | No |
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