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| − | ===Swine influenza=== | + | ===[[Swine Influenza|Swine influenza]]=== |
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| − | *Caused by [[Orthomyxoviridae|Swine influenza virus]]
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| − | *[[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology|Rhinitis]], may progress to [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of pneumonia|pneumonia]]
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| − | *Clinical signs: pyrexia, lethargy, skin erythema, anorexia, severe cough and sneezing, dyspnoea, conjunctivitis, pregnant sows may abort
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| − | *Grossly:
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| − | **[[Trachea Inflammatory - Pathology|Tracheo]][[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of bronchitis or bronchiolitis|bronchitis]], airway obstruction -> [[Lungs Ventilation - Pathology#Atelectasis (Collapse)|atelectasis]]
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| − | **[[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology|Pleura]] normal or covered with serous or serofibrinous exudate
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| − | **[[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology|Pleural cavity]] filled with excess fluid
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| − | **Lung lesions
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| − | ***Clear demarcation of lesions in cranial and middle lobes
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| − | ***[[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Interstitial pneumonia|Interstitial pneumonia]]
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| − | *Histologically:
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| − | **Acute inflammation of mucosa of trachea and bronchi
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| − | *Zoonotic
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| − | *Circumstantial evidence of mutation from human strain
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| − | *Migrating [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Ascaris suum|ascarids]] thought to precipitate the disease, reservoir of infection in earthworms containing infected lungworm larvae
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| | ===Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome=== | | ===Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome=== |