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)