Category Archives: Horse Health

1. Vesicular stomatitis of the coronary band can cause what?

peeling of the hoof wall

death

laminitis

lameness

Question 1 of 22

2. The best way to prevent vesicular stomatitis is to what?

control insects

provide clean water

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

Question 2 of 22

3. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

through the air

commercial feed concentrates

by moving infected animals

moldy hay

Question 3 of 22

4. People can get vesicular stomatitis from handling infected animals.

True

False

Question 4 of 22

5. How long is an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis contagious?

until all lesions have healed

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

21 days

Question 5 of 22

6. Lesions from vesicular stomatitis cause a great deal of what?

blood loss

pain

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

Question 6 of 22

7. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

a virus

a bacterial infection

an abscess

a fungus

Question 7 of 22

8. Animals with vesicular stomatitis in their mouths will do what?

stagger

bite

drool

colic

Question 8 of 22

9. Animals can get vesicular stomatitis from what? (Check all that apply.)

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

biting midges

black flies

the air

contact with ruptured blisters

group water troughs, feed buckets

sand flies

Question 9 of 22

10. When controlling insects to prevent vesicular stomatitis, do not use what on horses or cattle?

phenylbutazone

pyrethrins

DEET

antibiotics

Question 10 of 22

11. Horse shows may require what in areas where vesicular stomatitis is a concern?

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of deworming

Question 11 of 22

12. Vesicular stomatitis usually causes what around the tongue, lips, mouth, nose, udder, sheath or coronary bands of the animal?

 

acne

eczema

blisters

a rash

Question 12 of 22

13. When an animal gets vesicular stomatitis, it must be reported to federal and state animal health officials.

True

False

Question 13 of 22

14. There is a specific treatment to stop the vesicular stomatitis virus.

True

False

Question 14 of 22

15. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

fish

horses, cattle and pigs

cats and dogs

humans

Question 15 of 22

16. What lesser-known animals can get vesicular stomatitis?

fish

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

cats

dogs

Question 16 of 22

17. Taking care of an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis includes (check all that apply):

cleaning lesions

providing ample exercise

giving it ample fluids, intravenously or via stomach tube, if needed

giving prescribed painkillers

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

putting ointment on blisters

rinsing the infected animal’s mouth with salt water or diluted antiseptics

Question 17 of 22

18. Bute or banamine used improperly to ease the pain of an animal infected with vesicular stomatitis can cause what?

brain damage

liver damage

ulcers

kidney damage

Question 18 of 22

19. From a human perspective, having vesicular stomatitis would be like having a mouthful of what?

surgical incisions

painful canker sores

hot peppers

abscessed wisdom teeth

Question 19 of 22

20. If an animal has a confirmed case of vesicular stomatitis, the facility in which it resides will be quarantined until the last lesion has healed.

True

False

Question 20 of 22

21. Most of the time, vesicular stomatitis is an uncomfortable disease, but not life-threatening.

True

False

Question 21 of 22

22. In areas where vesicular stomatitis is a concern, who should you contact for state health entrance and return requirements before you travel with your animal?

county health department

the state veterinarian

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Centers for Disease Control

Question 22 of 22