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Parvoviruses are among the smallest viruses (hence the name, from Latin parvus meaning small) and are 18–28 nm in diameter. [16] Parvoviruses can cause disease in some animals, including starfish and humans. Because the viruses require actively dividing cells to replicate, the type of tissue infected varies with the age of the animal.
Causes include bacterial or viral infection, toxic insult, cancer, copper storage diseases, or it may be idiopathic. [182] Dental disease is very common. Calculus is the most obvious sign, but gingivitis progressing to periodontitis is what results in tooth loss. Treatment involves scaling and polishing of the teeth under general anesthesia and ...
Bovine herpesvirus 2 - Causes bovine mammillitis and pseudo-lumpyskin disease in cattle. Stub. Bovine malignant catarrhal fever - Caused by alcephaline herpesvirus-1. Canine herpesvirus - Causes a fatal hemorrhagic disease in puppies. Duck plague - Caused by duck herpesvirus 1. Stub. Equine herpesvirus 1 - Causes abortion in horses. This is an ...
A. Abalone shriveling syndrome-associated virus; Abelson murine leukemia virus; Adelaide River ephemerovirus; Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma; African horse sickness
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a retrovirus which causes enzootic bovine leukosis in cattle. It is closely related to the human T‑lymphotropic virus type 1 ( HTLV-I ). BLV may integrate into the genomic DNA of B‑lymphocytes as a DNA intermediate (the provirus ), or exist as unintegrated circular or linear forms. [ 2 ]
Illustration of venereal granulomata on a dog's penis. A canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT), also known as a transmissible venereal tumor (TVT), canine transmissible venereal sarcoma (CTVS), sticker tumor and infectious sarcoma, is a histiocytic tumor of the external genitalia of the dog and other canines, and is transmitted from animal to animal during mating.
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The hepatitis C virus is the cause of hepatitis C and some cancers such as liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, abbreviated HCC) and lymphomas in humans. [1] [2] [3] An oncovirus or oncogenic virus is a virus that can cause cancer. [4]