Simple answer... no. Different mechanism required. Bacterial infection yes, Rhino virus no.
It's a virus. Much like that of Super-Aids
Rhino or Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis is an upper respritory infection similar to the flu in humans. Horses need yearly vaccinations to prevent this virus and since it is very contagious, to keep it from spreading to other horses.
the rhino virus is the common cold
Infection with a virus.
Yes, one of the symptoms of rhinovirus infection is early term abortion in horses; this is why it is strongly advised to have your mare vaccinated prior to breeding.
The two ways that viruses cause infection are by lytic infection and lysogenic infection. The virus can enter into a cell, make a copy of itself and the cause the cell to burst in a lytic infection. When a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of a host cell and replicates, it is a lysogenic infection.
For humans, no. But other horses are at risk if not vaccinated for the Rhino virus.
Yes, Rhino Virus for horses is called Equine Flu.
the virus could get in your blood stream and cause an infection
the rhino virus is simply the common cold.
it is
Rhino is from the Greek word for "nose". Rhinovirus means "nose virus".