Difference between revisions of "Hendra Virus"

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  • 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)