Viral Skin Diseases in Large Animals
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Which type of diagnostic test is used for viral skin diseases?

  • Lymph node biopsy
  • Skin biopsies
  • Serology/PCR (correct)
  • Bone marrow biopsy

    • Which animals are more commonly affected by viral skin diseases?

  • Small animals
  • Large animals/horses (correct)
  • Both small and large animals
  • None of the above

    • Are protozoal skin diseases zoonotic?

  • Yes, they can be transmitted to humans (correct)
  • They are only transmitted to other animals
  • It depends on the specific protozoa
  • No, they cannot be transmitted to humans

    • What is the usual treatment for diagnosed viral skin diseases in animals?

    <p>No treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the animal's body is often affected by vesicular diseases?

    <p>Hooves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following viral vesicular skin diseases affects a wide range of species, especially cloven-hooved species?

    <p>Foot and Mouth Disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some measures taken in response to the diagnosis of viral skin diseases in animals?

    <p>Quarantine and movement restrictions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following viral skin diseases can be difficult to differentiate from non-notifiable vesicular diseases?

    <p>Swine Vesicular Disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason for the importance of viral skin diseases in large animals?

    <p>Potential economic losses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the usual outcome for animals diagnosed with viral skin diseases?

    <p>Death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus causes proliferative lesions known as papillomas or warts in young animals, and can rarely undergo malignant transformation?

    <p>Bovine papilloma virus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus causes equine sarcoids and is transmitted by flies and tack?

    <p>Equine papilloma virus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus causes warts in young dogs and is self-limiting?

    <p>Canine papilloma virus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus causes pigmented viral plaques, especially in French bulldogs and pugs?

    <p>Canine papilloma virus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus causes contagious pustular dermatitis (orf) in sheep, resulting in oral lesions on lambs and teat lesions on ewes?

    <p>Parapoxvirus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virus causes bovine papular stomatitis, a mild disease with oral/muzzle lesions that can be mistaken for foot-and-mouth disease?

    <p>Parapoxvirus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which viral disease is transmitted by blood-sucking sandflies and is currently seen in dogs imported from endemic areas, especially Mediterranean and Portugal?

    <p>Leishmaniasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which viral disease of rabbits is transmitted by fleas and can cause oedematous thickened eyelids, lips, genitalia, perineum, and ultimately death?

    <p>Myxomatosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique for diagnosis of viral disease involves the detection of antibodies to the virus?

    <p>Diagnostic serology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the general clinical signs of vesicular diseases?

    <p>Erosions or ulcers rather than vesicles themselves as they have often popped or been rubbed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of vesicular diseases?

    <p>Many are notifiable and cause wide economic loss</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the general characteristics of papilloma viruses?

    <p>Epitheliotropic, host-specific, enter via microabrasions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is bovine papilloma virus (BPV) transmitted in cattle?

    <p>Through fence posts, halters, contaminated tagging equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can BPV cause in horses?

    <p>Equine sarcoids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is BPV transmitted in horses?

    <p>Through flies and tack</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the general features of pox viruses?

    <p>The general features of pox viruses include the development of macules, papules, vesicles, pustules, and crusts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the notifiable pox virus diseases?

    <p>The notifiable pox virus diseases include sheep pox, goat pox, and lumpy skin disease in cattle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common viral skin disease of sheep that causes oral lesions on lambs and teat lesions on ewes?

    <p>The common viral skin disease of sheep is contagious pustular dermatitis, also known as orf.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What viral skin disease affects rabbits and is transmitted by fleas?

    <p>The viral skin disease that affects rabbits and is transmitted by fleas is myxomatosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the causative agent of parapoxviruses?

    <p>Parapoxviruses are caused by the contagious pustular dermatitis virus (orf virus).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main method of diagnosis for viral diseases?

    <p>The main methods of diagnosis for viral diseases include clinical evaluation, detection of virus, viral antigens or nucleic acid, diagnostic serology, virus isolation, and various laboratory tests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which viral skin disease is not always a serious disease but can be a differential for classic/african swine fever?

    <p>Psittacine beak and feather disease, caused by circovirus, is not always a serious disease but can be a differential for classic/african swine fever.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main method of transmission for leishmaniasis?

    <p>Leishmaniasis is mainly transmitted by blood-sucking sandflies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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