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Feline Infectious Peritonitis (view source)
Revision as of 17:35, 23 February 2010
, 17:35, 23 February 2010Text replace - 'monocytes' to 'Monocytes - WikiBlood'
*Weeks, months or years may intervene between localized primary FECoV infection and FIP development
*Weeks, months or years may intervene between localized primary FECoV infection and FIP development
*FECoV replicates in the gut, but FIP spreads systemically in the circulation
*FECoV replicates in the gut, but FIP spreads systemically in the circulation
*FIP gains ability to replicate in monocytes and macrophages
*FIP gains ability to replicate in [[Monocytes - WikiBlood]] and macrophages
*Almost invariably '''fatal'''
*Almost invariably '''fatal'''
*Failure of the immune system to clear antibody-antigen complexes leads to '''immune-mediated disease'''
*Failure of the immune system to clear antibody-antigen complexes leads to '''immune-mediated disease'''