Category Archives: Horse Health

1. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

cats and dogs

humans

fish

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2. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

by moving infected animals

commercial feed concentrates

moldy hay

through the air

Question 2 of 22

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

pyrethrins

antibiotics

phenylbutazone

DEET

Question 3 of 22

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

laminitis

death

peeling of the hoof wall

lameness

Question 4 of 22

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

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

the air

black flies

biting midges

sand flies

contact with ruptured blisters

group water troughs, feed buckets

Question 5 of 22

6. 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 deworming

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

Question 6 of 22

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

True

False

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

kidney damage

ulcers

brain damage

liver damage

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

fish

dogs

cats

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

Question 9 of 22

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

vaccinate for the disease

isolate infected animals

control insects

provide clean water

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

True

False

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

True

False

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13. 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

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

painful canker sores

surgical incisions

hot peppers

abscessed wisdom teeth

Question 14 of 22

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

 

blisters

a rash

acne

eczema

Question 15 of 22

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

colic

bite

stagger

drool

Question 16 of 22

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

until all lesions have healed

21 days

3 months

until it no longer has a fever

Question 17 of 22

18. 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?

the state veterinarian

Centers for Disease Control

Facebook friends

county health department

Question 18 of 22

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

pain

blood loss

lymph gland swelling

disorientation

Question 19 of 22

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

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

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

providing ample exercise

giving prescribed painkillers

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

cleaning lesions

putting ointment on blisters

Question 20 of 22

21. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a virus

a fungus

a bacterial infection

Question 21 of 22

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

True

False

Question 22 of 22