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||[[Immunodeficiencies - WikiBlood#Secondary Immunodeficiency|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||[[Immunodeficiencies - WikiBlood#Secondary Immunodeficiency|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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+ | |<big>'''What is Feline Leukaemia Virus and what does it cause?''' | ||
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+ | *'''''An oncogenic retrovirus''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Neoplasia''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Myelosuppression''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Immunosuppression''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Immunodeficiencies - WikiBlood#Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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+ | |<big>'''How does the FeLV spread in the host?''' | ||
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+ | *'''''Replicates in the oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Causes a viraemia''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Spreads to the systemic lymphoid system''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Immunodeficiencies - WikiBlood#Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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+ | |<big>'''What treatments are available for FeLV?''' | ||
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+ | *'''''Antibiotics (to treat the secondary infection)''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Anti-retroviral therapy''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Immunodeficiencies - WikiBlood#Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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+ | |<big>'''How is FIV mainly spread among cats and which cats are most at risk because of this?''' | ||
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+ | *'''''Spread mainly by biting''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Cats living outdoors''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Feral tom cats''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Immunodeficiencies - WikiBlood#Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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Immunodeficiencies
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What is an immunodeficiency? |
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True or False: Primary immunodeficiencies only affect the innate immune system |
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What is Canine Cyclic Haematopoeisis? |
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Name two types of Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency and what type of mutation is the condition caused by? |
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Is Severe Combined Immune Deficiency disease (SCID) a primary immunodeficiency of the adaptive or the innate immune system? |
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Which cells are not functioning in animals with SCID? |
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In foals with equine SCID, why does the infection start to develop around 8 weeks of age? |
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What agents can cause a secondary immunodeficiency? |
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What is Feline Leukaemia Virus and what does it cause? |
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Link to Answer Article |
How does the FeLV spread in the host? |
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Link to Answer Article |
What treatments are available for FeLV? |
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Link to Answer Article |
How is FIV mainly spread among cats and which cats are most at risk because of this? |
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Link to Answer Article |