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|q5=What age does scrapie normally affect sheep?
 
|q5=What age does scrapie normally affect sheep?
 
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3-4 years old
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3-5 years old
 
|l5=Scrapie#Signalment
 
|l5=Scrapie#Signalment
 
|q6=What is the pathogenesis of scrapie?
 
|q6=What is the pathogenesis of scrapie?
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*Bruxism, fine tremors, and hyperaesthesia to sound or sudden movements
 
*Bruxism, fine tremors, and hyperaesthesia to sound or sudden movements
 
*Exercise intolerant and develop progressive ataxia (difficulty in turning, swaying on their hind hindquarters and have gait abnormalities such as a high stepping gait in the forelimbs or a bunny hopping gait in the hind limbs)
 
*Exercise intolerant and develop progressive ataxia (difficulty in turning, swaying on their hind hindquarters and have gait abnormalities such as a high stepping gait in the forelimbs or a bunny hopping gait in the hind limbs)
*Intense pruritis ( compulsive rubbing, nibbling at the skin, or scraping against fixed objects)
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*Intense pruritus ( compulsive rubbing, nibbling at the skin, or scraping against fixed objects)
 
*Wool loss is typically seen over the hindquarters and lateral thorax
 
*Wool loss is typically seen over the hindquarters and lateral thorax
 
*Lip smacking or nibbling reflex can often be elicited by scratching over the lumbar region, which is characteristic of scrapie.  
 
*Lip smacking or nibbling reflex can often be elicited by scratching over the lumbar region, which is characteristic of scrapie.  
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|q9=What are the differential diagnosis for scrapie in sheep?
 
|q9=What are the differential diagnosis for scrapie in sheep?
 
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*Viral encephalomyelitides (pseudorabies or Aujeszky’s disease
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*Pseudorabies or Aujeszky’s disease
 
*Rabies
 
*Rabies
 
*Maedi visna
 
*Maedi visna
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[[Category:CABI Flashcards]]
 
[[Category:CABI Flashcards]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_CABI review]]
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[[Category:Sheep Flashcards]]
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[[Category:Neurological Diseases Flashcards]] [[Category:Integumentary Diseases Flashcards]]

Latest revision as of 17:04, 24 June 2011

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