Line 292: Line 292:       −
===Swine influenza===
+
===[[Swine Influenza|Swine influenza]]===
 
  −
*Caused by [[Orthomyxoviridae|Swine influenza virus]]
  −
*[[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology|Rhinitis]], may progress to [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of pneumonia|pneumonia]]
  −
*Clinical signs: pyrexia, lethargy, skin erythema, anorexia, severe cough and sneezing, dyspnoea, conjunctivitis, pregnant sows may abort
  −
*Grossly:
  −
**[[Trachea Inflammatory - Pathology|Tracheo]][[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of bronchitis or bronchiolitis|bronchitis]], airway obstruction -> [[Lungs Ventilation - Pathology#Atelectasis (Collapse)|atelectasis]]
  −
**[[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology|Pleura]] normal or covered with serous or serofibrinous exudate
  −
**[[Pleural Cavity & Membranes Inflammatory - Pathology|Pleural cavity]] filled with excess fluid
  −
**Lung lesions
  −
***Clear demarcation of lesions in cranial and middle lobes
  −
***[[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Interstitial pneumonia|Interstitial pneumonia]]
  −
*Histologically:
  −
**Acute inflammation of mucosa of trachea and bronchi
  −
*Zoonotic
  −
*Circumstantial evidence of mutation from human strain
  −
*Migrating [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Ascaris suum|ascarids]] thought to precipitate the disease, reservoir of infection in earthworms containing infected lungworm larvae
  −
 
      
===Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome===
 
===Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome===
Author, Donkey, Bureaucrats, Administrators
53,803

edits