Category Archives: Horse Health

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

lymph gland swelling

blood loss

pain

disorientation

Question 1 of 22

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

biting midges

black flies

group water troughs, feed buckets

the air

sand flies

contact with ruptured blisters

surfaces recently contaminated by the virus

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3. Vesicular stomatitis primarily affects what?

horses, cattle and pigs

fish

humans

cats and dogs

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

putting ointment on blisters

providing ample exercise

providing prescribed antibiotics if lesions become infected

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

giving prescribed painkillers

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

cleaning lesions

Question 5 of 22

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

True

False

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

laminitis

peeling of the hoof wall

death

lameness

Question 7 of 22

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

provide clean water

control insects

isolate infected animals

vaccinate for the disease

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9. How can vesicular stomatitis be spread?

moldy hay

through the air

by moving infected animals

commercial feed concentrates

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

ulcers

kidney damage

brain damage

liver damage

Question 10 of 22

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

antibiotics

DEET

pyrethrins

phenylbutazone

Question 14 of 22

15. Vesicular stomatitis is what?

an abscess

a fungus

a bacterial infection

a virus

Question 15 of 22

16. 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 16 of 22

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

until it no longer has a fever

21 days

3 months

until all lesions have healed

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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?

Centers for Disease Control

the state veterinarian

county health department

Facebook friends

Question 18 of 22

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

cats

sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas

dogs

fish

Question 19 of 22

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

all horses to have proof of deworming

all horses to have proof of vaccinations

your horse to be inspected upon arrival by qualified personnel

all horse trailers to park at least 100 feet apart

Question 20 of 22

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

stagger

bite

colic

drool

Question 21 of 22

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

 

blisters

acne

a rash

eczema

Question 22 of 22