Health Care–Acquired Viral Respiratory Diseases

Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Diseases

Respiratory Viral Infections in Chronic Lung Diseases.

Chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF) and interstitial lung diseases (ILD), affect many individuals worldwide. Patients with these chronic lung diseases are susceptible to respiratory lung infections and some of these viral infections can contribute to disease pathogenesis. This review highlights the associations of lung infect...

Serological study of bovine viral respiratory diseases in dairy herds in Kerman province, Iran

Respiratory disorders are major concern for dairy cattle industry. Viruses and bacteria in combinationwith stress play a key role in triggering acute respiratory infections. The most important viral agents arebovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV), bovine herpes virus type 1 (BHV-1), bovine respiratory syncytial virus(BRSV), parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV-3) and bovine adenovirus (BAV). This cros...

Feline Diseases Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Disease

Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Disease Feline viral upper respiratory tract disease is typified by signs of rhinosinusitis, conjunctivitis, lacrimation, salivation, and/or oral ulcerations. The principal causative agents are feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1 ) and feline calicivirus (FCV). These viruses are host-specific and pose no known human risk. Other infectious agents (e.g. Bordetell...

Viral Respiratory Diseases of Chicken in Egypt ) Review)

Infectious bronchitis, Newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, avian influenza, and pneumovirus are the viruses that more frequently affect the respiratory tract of chickens, because of their tendency to change its antigenic properties Infectious laryngotracheitis has appeared in the broiler industry as a serious disease. Newcastle is a highly contagious, disease in which all birds in ...