Skin - Swine pox & greasy pig | Quizlet

What type of skin disease is swine pox

Primary acute skin disease

What is characteristic symptom of swine pox

Typical pox lesions on the skin

What age is most sensitive to swine pox

Young animals - piglets & weaners

Name a seasonal summer disease

Swine pox - because insects

Which primary skin disease is very resistant to environment, persists in the environment & its pathogenic to young

Swine pox

Does swine pox effect adult pigs

No, only pathogenic for young

Name sources of infection for swine pox

Vesicular fluid, crusts, exfoliated epidermis, nasal & oral secretions

What route can swine pox infect by

1. Damage skin or mucus membrane 2. Intrauterine, 3. Vectors: insects, rodents man

How does piglets appear when there are infected intrauterine

Born dead with pox lesions

what is the main pathogenic factor of swine pox

Dermatotoxicity - propagates in cytoplasm of epidermis, macrophages & lymphnodes

Name a skin disease that may cause viremia

Swine pox

Does swine pox produce a local or general infection

Both it depends on immunity & virulence

What are the main clinical signs of swine pox

Typical pox lesions

Increased body temperature 40-41

Apathy, decrease appetite, wont move

Sows has changes on udder & piglets have changes on tongue

What is hemorrhagic pox

Malignant pox when they are filled with blood

Name the stages of papulae eruptions on the skin

1. Redness (roseole), 2. Follicle (papulosum), 3. Visiculosum (distinct cavity) 4. Ulcer (pustulosum) 5. Crustulosum 6. Descrustation 7. Recover (15-50d)

How long does immunity of swine pox last

Humoral immunity appears after 7 days & lasts for life

Diagnosis of swine pox

Epidemiology - rapid spread on young animals with pox lesions

Clincial - follicles with umbilical cavity that doesnt collapse with puncture

Lab - skin secretion viral isolation, Histopath, serology, PCR, IF

What prophylaxis is used

General - hygiene, quarantine new animals

Rapid isolation of diseased pigs

Specific - vaccina immunisation - vaccination for children

How do you treat swine pox

Hygiene

Topic skin cleaners with potassium permanganate or sulfatazole ointment

Spray sick pigs with 1% virkon

Antibiotic - for bacterial con infection

What is vaccina vaccination used for

Vaccine for children for swine pox, can be given to pigs

What disease has a characteristic umbilical cavity that doesn't collapse when puncture

Swine pox

What disease of immunity last for life

Swine pox virus

Rapid isolation of infected pigs is essential for what disese & why

Swine pox, because it spreads rapidly in young pigs

What disease causes lesions on young pigs & spreads rapidly while the adults are protected for life

Swine pox

Name a dermatotoxicity skin disease

Swine pox

You pigs has pox lesions, increase BT 40-41, with apathy, decrease appetitie

Swine pox

Name a primary bacterial skin infection with smear crusty efflorescence

Great pig disease

What is another name for great pig disease

Exudative epidermitis

What disease effects pigelts <2 weeks

Greasy pig disease

What age is susceptible to greasy pig disease

Piglets <2 weeks old

Name 1 viral & 1 bacterial skin disease that effects young pigs

Viral - swine pox 3-4 weeks

Bacterial - greasy pig disease <2 weeks

In swine pox virus are all the piglets in the litter effected, is this the same for exudative epidermitis

In swine pox yes because it is very contagious, but not in exudative epidermitis only some of piglets in the litter will be effected

What types of litters are more susceptible to greasy pig syndrome

Litter of gilts

Name the forms of greasy pig disease & what age of pigs they effect

Acute - piglets <2 weeks

Subacute weaner 6-10 weeks

Chronic - older pigs

Name predisposing factors of greasy pig syndrome

Zinc deficiency, vitamin deficiency, Sabies, lice, mycosis, improper cutting of tail

, poor condition

Name two disease that cutting teeth is a predisposition

Streptococcus suis

Greasy pig syndrome

What is the Etiological agent of greasy pig disease

Staphylococcus hyicus

What is the major virulence marker of staphylococcus hyicus

Heat stable exfolative toxin

What diease does staphylococcus hyicus cause

Greasy pig disease

Name a viral & bacterial skin disease that can survive weeks outside the body

Viral - swine pox

Bacteria - staphylococcus hyicus, greasy pig disease

What is the source of exudative epidermitis

Infected pig - carriers

What are the routes of exudative epidermitis

Horizontal - damage to the skin

Vertical

Name a primary skin disease caused by bacteria

Greasy pig disease

Greasy pig diease T/F

Bacterial primary, bacterial secondary, viral primary, viral secondary

Bacterial primary

Where does greasy pig syndrome first appear

Head & cheeks of piglets

What layer of the skin does staphylococcus hyicus reach

Reproductive layer

T or F septicemia is common for greasy pig syndrome

False - it is very are

Piglet born covered in serous exudate, hairless with tight armour brown liquid & sour smell

Exudative epidermitis - great pig syndrome

Clinical symptoms of greasy pig diease

No itching, feverish, serrum educate & dirty brown smelly crusts, tight armour hot skin

Diagnosis

Clincial signs - skin & fallen piglets

Lab test - isolation & PCR

What is in differential diagnosis of greasy pig disease

Vit B def, pox, scribes, mycosis, pink dandruff

Vitamin B def might be confused with what?

Greasy pig disease

Treatment of greasy pig disease

Antibiotic: penicillin

Oral: vitmain D & A

Hydration

Local application of hydrocortisone & ab, spray with 1% virkon & chloromwet

What prophylaxis is used for greasy pig disease

General - sanitary esp at brith, no tattoo castration etc warm dry bed

Specific - autovaccine

Name a skin disese where autovaccine is useful

Greasy pig

No itching but feverish with tight armour is a sign of what

Exudative epidermitis

What happens if greasy pig infect vertically

Whole body covered with Sabeacous & born hairless

Heat stable exfoliate toxin is main virulence of

Staphylococcus hyicus

Name zoonotic skin disease

Greasy pig