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| Feline Panleukopenia (fel distemper) |
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Definition
Transmission: virus shed by body secretions
Clinical Signs: depression, anorexia, ataxia, sudden death, diarrhea, vomiting
Diagnosis: serologic testing, fecal ELISA, virus isolation
Zoonotic: No |
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| Feline infectious Peritonitis (FIP) |
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Definition
Feline coronavirus
Transmission: primarily through contact with contaminated feces, sneeze droplets, in-utero
Clinical Signs:dyspnea, scrotal enlargement, weight loss, anorexia, icterus, nystagmus, seizures, sudden death
Diagnosis: no specific test, virus can be detected with PCR testing, fluorescent Ab testing
Zoonotic: No |
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Term
| Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) |
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Definition
Transmission: through saliva, urine, feces, milk or blood
Clinical Signs: extremely variable,
Diagnosis:ELISA, fluorescent Ab testing, PCR testing
Zoonotic: no |
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Definition
Histoplasma capsulatum
Transmission: inhalation of organism commonly in soil with bat or bird feces
Clinical Signs: anorexia, weight loss, dyspnea, lethargy, dehydration
Diagnosis:radiographs, blood smears, transtracheal wash, bronchoalveolar lavage
Zoonotic: yes |
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Definition
Francisella tularensis
Transmission:eating infe ted meat, inhalation of organism, tick bite, and bite wounds
Clinical Signs: coughing, diarrhea, sudden death, oral and lingual ulcers, draining abscesses
Diagnosis: serologic evidence of microscopic agglutinating testing, culture.
Zoonotic: yes potential bioterrorism agent |
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toxoplasma gondii
Transmission:consuming infected cat feces, infectiouf of infected tissue cysts in meat, and vertical transmission
Complete life cycle in cats only
Clinical Signs:fever, anorexia, lethargy, dyspnea, weight loss, icterus, V&D and lameness
Diagnosis: fluorescent Ab assy, agglutination test, ELISA, PCR
Zoonotic: yes especially to pregnant women and immunocompromised people |
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