NEWCASTLE VIRUS CONJUNCTIVITIS,

Abstract

The report serves to illustrate the very special clinical behavior of the Newcastle virus: it is unilateral, and presents the symptoms of Parinaud's syndrome; there is palperbral swelling and pre-auricular adenopathy, frequent chemosis particularly marked on the inner surface of the semi-lunar fold, frequent subconjunctival hermorrhage, benignity, and normal absence of any corneal symptoms. This kind of conjunctivitis is not very typical of the general run of acute conjunctival infections. Its appearance in rural areas where veterinarians are already alerted to the presence of a deadly epidemic in the poultry-yards should make its etiology immediately suspect. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 1965
Accession Number
AD0835139

Entities

People

  • G. Bonamour

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacterial Infections And Mycoses
  • Conjunctival Diseases
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Etiology
  • Infection
  • Rural Areas
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Space