Canine Rotavirus Infection
By:Lorena Bravo
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PATHOGEN:
Virus circular,has 11 segments of double stranded RNA,middle sized,triple layered,nonenveloped viruses(lack lipid membrane)
Scientic Name: Canine Rotavirus G3P
Is Disease Viral Or Bacterial?
Viral
WHO DOES THE DISEASE AFFECT?
- dogs and cats , affects one host cell,children,inter species transformation
DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
watery to mucoid
osmotic diarrhea
mild to moderate maldigestion
malabsorption
ALL EFFECTS
Leads to atrophy cells(shrink)
BODY PARTS
Epithelial cells on the luminal tips of small intestine villi
HOW IS THE INFECTION DIAGNOSED?
- By internal capsid antigens
- commercial fecal ELISA
- latex agglutination
- immunochromatographic
- fecal specimens
HOW IS THE DISEASE TRANSMITTED?
Fecal oral contamination
WHAT TESTS ARE DONE? IS THE DISEASE TREATED OR CURED?IF ITS CURED HOW IS IT TREATED?
- Most dogs naturally recover from infection 8-10 days
- symptomatic therapy
HOW CAN THE DISEASE BE PREVENTED?
No, no vaccines are available