Animal Diseases

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. An animal's defenses against disease are affected by: Exposure to the infectious agent Sanitation All of these Vaccination

2. The immune system has two separate but coordinated "branches". What are they? Antibody mediated and cell mediated Acute and Chronic Higher and lower Internal and surface

3. Which of the following would be a vaccine, animal, or management - related reason for failure of protection against disease in a vaccinated animal? Inappropriate vaccine storage Vaccination when passive, colostral antibodies are present Poor vaccine response in a sick or stressed animal All of these

4. When treating a bacterial infection with antibiotics, you should stop treatment as soon as clinical signs are gone, even if only after one dose. True False

5. Most animals can absorb antibodies from colostrum ________. throughout their entire lives for the first 1-2 days of life for the first 2 weeks of life for the first 1-2 hours of life

6. The flea is the ___________ of tapeworms. host intermediate host dead end host precursor

7. Most neonates do not start making their own antibodies until maternal antibodies have decreased. True False

8. __________ is great tissue associated with healing, has lots of blood supply and is resistant to infection. Proud flesh Contracted tissue Scar tissue Granulation tissue

9. Inflammation is characterized by ___________. redness swelling heat all of these

10. The proliferation phase of wound healing begins immediately and lasts for about 2-5 days. True False

11. If the vet gave you a powdered medication to administer to your dog, how might you give it? In or on the food Dissolve it and inject it IM In their mouths, make them swallow it Dissolve it and squirt it down their esophagus

12. An abscess in the jowl region of a horse and profuse nasal discharge are symptoms of which contagious disease? Gangrene Rhinopneumonitis Strangles Influenza

13. What contagious skin condition leaves small circular patches of bare skin? Round worm Ringworm Thrush Psoriasis

14. What parasite most often causes colic in horses because they block the blood supply to the intestines? Roundworms Small strongyles Large strongyles Tapeworms

15. What test is required by US law to check for Equine Infectious Anemia? ELISA Immuno Assay PAIGE Coggins

16. Which of the following respiration rates would fall in the normal range for a resting horse? (bpm= breaths per minute) 10 bpm 20 bpm 4 bpm 25 bpm

17. You dip a lamb's navel with a betadine wash to prevent a cold. True False

18. Another name for tetanus is? poll evil influenza lockjaw strangles

19. Another name for strangles in horses is __________? Distemper Virus Influenza Pneumonia

20. Which of the following is NOT an external parasite? Lice Pinworms Mites Bots

21. Strongyles are also called bloodworms. True False

22. What insect is responsible for carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis? Deer ticks Bot flies Horn flies Mosquitoes

23. What is the most likely problem or contamination in flowing surface water? High salts Blue-green algae Bacteria High iron concentration

24. Overfeeding bran mashes to horses can result in nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism, 'bran disease', or 'big head disease' because bran is: High in Calcium Warm and cozy Low in Sodium High in Phosphorus

25. What is the correct way to irrigate (wash) a wound to prevent further tissue damage and contamination of deeper tissues? Straight into the wound with high pressure Straight into the wound with low pressure From the bottom of the wound with high pressure From the top of the wound with low water pressure