VMP 420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Equine Influenza, Orthomyxoviridae, Lipoma
18 Jan 2020
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Tumor on a stalk and strangulates the small intestine. Results in a high heart rate due to being very sick from the dead si. 10% of a farm"s horse population is acceptable to colic per year but nothing more. When effectively treated medically, this means that the colic could have probably been prevented with different management. Usually pretty poor for horses compared to other animals. Most important when disease occurs: limit human access, separate caretakers for affected horses, call vet, no movement from the farm or facility, daily monitoring of horses" vitals. Portal of entry or exit for a disease. Host is exposed to the infectious agent and becomes infected. Reservoirs: buckets of water, brushes, horses as carriers for the disease. Normal temp: 99-101 degrees: affected temp: 104-106 degrees. Orthomyxovirus: this is just the family of the virus. Diagnosis: paired serum antibody check, 2 weeks in between. Treatment: not well treated by antibiotics, rest, 3 days of nsaids.
