Clinical Diseases and Their Effect on Research
| Organism | Clinical Disease | Effects on Research |
|---|---|---|
| Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) | Wasting and death in neonates of immunodeficient animals | Immunonodulation |
| Sendai virus | Pneumonia | Immunomodulation, respiratory pathology |
| Rat sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV) | "Red tears", swelling in neck region, "dry-eye" | Immunomodulation, ocular pathology |
| Mycoplasma pulmonis | Pneumonia | Respiratory pathology |
| Pinworms and fur mites | Fur mites -- hair loss, scratching, skin damage; Pinworms - no clinical disease |
Immune modulation, pinworms affect GI physiology fur mites cause skin pathology |
Updated June 18, 2007 by SAK