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*'''''Senescence'''''
*'''''Senescence'''''
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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'''''
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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'''''
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|<big>'''What treatments are available for FeLV?'''
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*'''''Antibiotics (to treat the secondary infection)'''''
*'''''Anti-retroviral therapy'''''
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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'''''
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